29008 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 luted conditions and to provide for bet­ ings have been held on it. The Senator lighted to take the amendment into the ter coordination between Federal, State, from Maine (Mr. MUSKIE) is familiar bill. and local water pollution control pro­ with the action taken, as he serves as a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ques­ grams. I congratulate the distinguished member on that committee. It has also tion is on agreeing to the amendment Senator from Maine for the excellent been discussed on the floor before, and offered by the Senator from Wisconsin. leadership he has shown on environmen­ I would hope, as it is discussed now with The amendment was agreed to. tal policy. His work on the Water Quality the distinguished Senator from Maine, Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I sug­ Improvement Act is but one example of that he will be able to accept the amend­ gest the absence of a quorum. his continuing efforts over the years to ment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk combat air and water pollution. Mr. MUSKIE. Mr. President, I sup­ will call the roll. I understand that the Public Works port the adoption of the amendment of­ The assistant legislative clerk pro­ Committee will later consider legislation fered by my distinguished colleague ceeded to call the roll. on the very important subject of pro­ from Wisconsin. The Subcommittee on Mr. BYRD of West . Mr. Pres­ viding additional :financing to State and Air and Water Pollution has given con­ ident, I ask unanimous consent that the local governments for the construction siderable thought and study as to how order for the quorum call be rescinded. of needed water and sewer facilities. In capital is to be available to our hard­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1968, State and local governments bor­ pressed States and cities for the con­ objection, it is so ordered. rowed nearly $3 billion to provide capital struction of waste treatment facilities. I for financing water, sewer, and conser­ believe that every Member of Congress is vation programs. The Water Quality aware of the acute need in every State RECESS TO 10 A.M. TOMORROW Improvement Act of 1968 was passed by and community for such facilities. Many Mr. BYRD of West Virginia. Mr. Pres­ the Senate, but was not enacted into law different :financing proposals have been ident, if there be no further business to because time ran out in the 90th Con­ considered by the subcommittee and by come before the Senate, I move, in ac­ gress before differences in the House and the full Public Works Committee. The cordance with the previous order, that Senate versions could be resolved. This Clean Water Restoration Act of 1966 the Senate stand in recess until 10 1968 act would have enabled State and authorized $3.5 billion for substantial o'clock tomorrow morning. local government units to raise between Federal grants for this purpose. How­ The motion was agreed to; and (at 5 $6 and $7 billion in capital by means of ever, appropriations have fallen far short o'clock and 33 minutes p.m.), the Senate municipal bond issues in order to pay for of the authorized amounts. This situa­ toQk a recess until tomorrow, Wednes­ needed construction. tion will be partially rectified this year day, October 8, 1969, at 10 a.m. The amendment I off er today would if the Congress appropriates the amounts afford to the State and local government included by the House Appropriations units access to the capital market now Committee in the Public Works appro­ NOMINATIONS enjoyed by State and local governments pria,tions bill. Executive nominations received by the when they issue bonds for housing, uni­ In the meantime, State and local gov­ Senate October 7, 1969: versity, and dormitory purposes. Having ernment units have continued to raise U.S. CIRCUIT JUDGE access to a competitive capital market the capital for both their share and the Charles Clark, of Mississippi, to be U.S. will enable the State and local govern­ Federal share of a project cost by the circuit judge, fifth circuit vice Claude F. ments throughout the country to borrow issuance of bonds. They will continue to Olayton,deceased. money for water and sewer construction raise needed State and local capital by U.S. ATI'ORNEY at the lowest possible cost. It is my belief this method in the future. The amend­ Paul C. Camllletti, of West Virginia, to be that in view of the astronomically high ment now under consideration would en­ U.S. attorney for the northern district of interest rates which are now being paid, able the public issuers to have access to West Virginia for the term of 4 years vice it is more imperative that new water and the same capital markets now available John H. Kamlowsky, resigned. sewer construction be paid for by raising for Federal financing thereby insuring U.S. MARSHAL capital under the most advantageous that they may borrow in a competitive D. Olson, Sr., of Alaska, to be U.S. conditions. Furthermore, as I mentioned market at the lowest cost. marshal for the district of Alaska for the earlier, the fact that the Public Works Mr. President, for many reasons the term of 4 years vice George A. Bayer. Committee has not yet considered legis­ amendment is thoroughly consistent Leon T. Campbell, of Tennessee, to be U.S. with the objectives of the committee, marshal for the middle district of Tennessee lation relating to financial assistance by for the term of 4 years vice Elmer w. the Federal Government for the raising struggling against budgetary restrictions Disspayne, retired. of such capital is an additional reason over the past 3 or 4 years, to find alter­ Benjamin F. Westervelt, of New York, to why it is important at this time that native ways to make it possible for States be U.S. marshal for the eastern district of every advantage of a competitive market and communities to find the capital to New York for the term of 4 years vice George be given for State and local borrowing build these facilities. J. Ward. for water and sewer needs. I compliment the Senator for offering AsSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS Mr. President, the Committee on his proposal. It has been heard by com­ John Henry Schneider, of Virginia, to be Banking and Currency has considered mittees. It is demonstrably sound on the an Assistant Commissioner of Patents, vice this amendment in some detail and hear- basis of the hearings held, and I am de- Gerald D. O'Brien, resigned. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS YOU CANNOT VOTE in my district which I would like to ship of that government, stlll exists for all share with my colleagues: Virginians. It's not too late. There is still time to qualify, still time to take an active HON. WILLIAM LLOYD SCOTT You CAN'T VOTE! interest in the affairs of this state of your Those are fighting-and frightening­ community. OF VIRGINIA words. Or they should be, especially in Vir­ Which is just another way of saying, 1f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ginia and especially this year of 1969. you are realistic and honest, there's still Tuesday, October 7, 1969 Yet, sometime within the next few weeks, tlme to take an active part 1n your own those same words wlll be told to thousands life. The very existence of each c1 tlzen ls Mr. SCOTr. Mr. Speaker, Virginia is of men and women who live here in North­ continually and consistently affected by gov­ one of two States holding statewide ern Virginie.. They won't be able to vote ernment at every level. Taxes a.re merely the elections this year, and I do not think because they didn't bother to quality, didn't most obvious, the most fe.m111e.r and per­ enough could be said about the impor­ take the time to register. haps the most annoying. The highways upon tance of the individual vote. Not only No matter how strongly you may feel about which you drive, the schools your children the forthcoming elections, no matter what 1n Virginia reaching a crucial period in attend, the house which you llve, the is your opinion ls about the various candi­ very food you eat--all are touched 1n some its political history, but the entire Na­ dates at the state and local level, it won't way by the process of government in Rich­ tion needs for all of its citizens to exer­ make any difference at all unless you are mond. cise their right to vote. A very fine edi­ registered and thereby a qualified voter. You can affect that government by the torial appeared on October 2, 1969, in But the opportunity to do so~thing votes you cast in November. When you the Globe newspapers which circulate about your government, about the leader- choose the next Governor, when you cast October 7, 1969 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 29009

your ballot for the next Lieutenant-Gov­ It is also not new to you that these condi­ past eight years, one is relninded of a passage ernor, for the new Attorney General, you tions result from a variety of factors: from a humorous poem which goes like this: The absence of a suitable national com- are affecting your life and the lives of your Little by little we subtract family. When you make your choice for the mitment; The absence of suffl.cien,t national priority; Faith and fJi,llacy from fact members of the House of Delegates to rep­ The illusory from the true The aibsence of a firm national policy; resent you in the General Assembly, you And starve upon the residue are making a choice for the kind of imme­ The absence of clear national objectives,

And yet if we reduce our contributions of this time as part of my own personal amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungi­ time a.nd money-if we walk away from re­ esteem for this outstanding citizen: cide, and Rodenticide Act of 1947 to pro­ sponsibillty-we do so at the time when the colleges need us the most. The college ad­ [From the Nashvllle Banner, Sept. 30, 1969} hibit the sale or shipment for use in the ministrator needs help and encouragement as BEST WISHES, WALLACE R. BUNN United States of the chemical compound never before. The chancellor is on the firing Personal and community esteem show in known as DDT. line. He, too, has his impulse to bail out-to shared appreciation when a friend gets dis­ DDT is a persistent and pervasive retreat to the quiet academic life he thought tinguished recognition; and in that spirit pesticide, with at least folµ" character­ he was getting into when he took the job. He congratulations go to Wallace R. Bunn on istics which make it a serious threat to is not helped by criticism that he is too weak, the promotion yesterday announced by South the environment: too soft, in ,a difficult situation. If we expect Central Bell Telephone Co. Vice president First. It does not stay where it is put, the college administraitor to cope with the and general manager of its operations in disruptions on his campus and to counter Tennessee, he has been named vice president being borne away by air and water; the onrush of the militant young, he at least of the firm's five-state territory. Second. It does not decompose rapidly; deserves the support of the business com­ Nashville's regret ts that it takes him a.way. Third. It does not dissolve in water munity. Support, I might add, that is tactful, In his new capacity, effective Oct. 1, his head­ readily; and patient, and probably unobtrusive. quarters will be in Birmingham. Fourth. It does dissolve in fatty tissue. As a people, we should draw togeth~r to do His years here have been good for the city; As living organisms take up DDT, they the work that needs to be done and to realize in close associatAon with its business and tend to concentrat.e it in their fatty tis­ the opportunities that lie a.head. As business­ civic life; a leader whose tireless service has It men, we should continue to accept and act contributed much to the advancement of a sue instead of excreting it. induces on our responsib1lity to the colleges and to truly Na.shv1lle-Plus. His tenure as president enzyme activity which, in turn, causes the young people who will determine our of the Nashville Area Oha.mber of Commerce compaunds such as sex hormones to national future. has enhanced that program, with time given breakdown. generously also to such other publicly-bene­ It has been discovered that many ficial enterprises as the Middle Tennessee forms of wildllfe, including the bald Oouncil of the Boy Scouts of America, the eagle, peregrine falcon, osprey, and BEST WISHES WALLACE R. BUNN YMCA, hospital and college interests, etc.­ constructive in vision and aiccomplishment. brown pelican, have large quantities of In the experience of this city, the telephone DDT in their systems and in their eggs HON. RICHARD FULTON company's form.at of executive stature con­ and are, in some areas, no longer ca­ OF TENNESSEE sistently has fitted responsibil1tles of com­ pable of reproducing. DDT is known to be IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES munity relationship. And Mr. Bunn has typi­ accumulating in man's tissues as well, fied that, along with the professionru stand­ although there is not yet proof that this Tuesday, October 7, 1969 ards requisite to successfUl operations of the accumulation is doing biological damage. Mr. FULTON of Tennessee. Mr. industry he has directed. It would be deplorable to delay fur­ He will be succeeded here by V. E. New, Speaker, my congressional district of who has been vice president of personnel of ther the bail!Iling of the use of this Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson Coun­ Southern Bell in Atlanta. NashvUle welcomes chemical which poses such a threat to ty is losing one of its outstanding busi­ Mr.New. wildlife and man himself, especially ness and civic leaders, Mr. Wallace R. Best wishes go to both men. since there are now available other pes­ Bunn, vice president and general man­ The heart-felt congratulations extended ticides which are both adequate and ager of South Central Bell Telephone Co. a.re tinged only with widely-shared regret safe. His company has recognized his ex­ that Mr. Bunn will be moving away. He will I therefore urge prompt action by the ceptional talents and abilities, and he be missed. House and the other body on this meas­ has been named vice president for the ure. company's regional operations in a five­ [From the Nashville Tennessean, Oct. 2, 1969 J State area with headquarters in Bir­ MR. BUNN Wn..L BE MISSED HERE mingham, Ala., and has also been elected Mr. Wallace R. Bunn, Vice President and IN THE INTEREST OF FAIR PLAY to the company's board of directors and General Manager of South Central Bell Tele­ named to the executive committee. phone Company, operations in Tennessee since 1965, has been named Vice President HON. J. HERBERT BURKE For the past 4 years, Mr. Bunn has in­ for the company's regional operations in a volved himself in every major project to five-state area with headquarters in Birming­ OF FLORmA improve his adopted community. As ham. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES president of the Nashv1lle Area Cham­ Mr. Bunn's departure from Nashville will Tuesday, October 7, 1969 ber of Commerce, he has lead our busi­ leave a. void in the business and civic life of ness community in its growth and prog­ the oommunity. As telephone officials usually Mr. BURKE of Florida. Mr. Speaker, ress. His civic activities are many and do, he has taken a.n active part in many vita.I we hear a good deal of talk lately about community projects. exercising fair play in the appointment varied, and all benefited from his par­ He is the current President of the Nash­ ticipation and initiative. of Federal judgeships, but fair play is a ville Area Chamber of Commerce, a. post in two-way street. With the cooperation of Mr. Bunn and which he has served with distinction. He is the Nashv1lle Area Chamber of Com· also a member of the Board of Trustees of An interesting editorial has appeared merce, and my office, a major statewide the United Givers Fund, Director of the in the Tampa Tribune concerning the conference on comprehensive health Middle Tennessee Boy Scout Council, the nomination of Judge Clement F. Hayns­ planning was sponsored with the Ten· UMCA, and a director or member of a. num­ worth as a Supreme Court Justice, which nessee Health Department. Largely ber of other civic organizations. I would llke to bring to the attention of through Mr. Bunn's genuine concern for In addition to becoming Vice President of my colleagues-in the interest of fair South Central Bell's regional operations, Mr. play: the health and welfare of all of our citi­ Bunn was also elected to the company's board zens, this conference was a singular suc­ of directors and named to the Executive HAYNSWORTH'S BIG SINS: SOUTHERN cess. Committee. CoNSERVATIVE On every occasion that I have called The people of Nashville congratulate Mr. Pressure is on President Nixon to withdraw upon Mr. Bunn for advice, counsel, and Bunn on his business promotion but they will the nomination of Judge Clement F. Hayns­ assistance, he has unswervingly made regret the loss of his services to the com­ worth to the Supreme Court. munity. On the facts thus fa.r disclosed at the himself available to work for the better.. Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, there ment of our community. He has proven a is no valid reason why Judge Haynsworth good friend, and objective adviser to me, LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT THE should not serve on the high court. personally, and a dedicated citizen to our SALE OR SHIPMENT FOR USE IN His real fa.ult, in the eyes of his critics, community. is that he is a. conservative Southerner. We are pleased over his advancement, THE UNITED STATES OF DDT The attackers, naturally, do not sa.y this. but deeply regret that his new duties and They point instead to "conflicts of interest" responsibilities wm deprive Nashville and in which Judge Haynsworth was involved. HON. OGDEN R. REID One concerned litigation between a labor Davidson County of his impressive tal­ OF NEW YORK union a.nd a. textlle firm which did business ents to get things done. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES with a. Greenvllle, S.C., vendlng machine Our community's regards for Mr. Bunn Tuesday, October 7, 1969 company in which Judge Haynsworth owned are stated in editorial comments in both a one-seventh interest. Judge Haynsworth the Nashville Tennessean and the Nash­ Mr. REID of New York. Mr. Speaker, cast the decidlng vote in favor of the textile ville Banner, and they are submitted at I am today introducing legislation to firm. There was no evidence, however, that 29014 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS October 7, 1969 the vending machine company profited in concerning a way to bring the Vietnam expression to the political will of the people any way from the decision. war to a long overdue conclusion. It is no of , this government to have, The second case was one in which Judge less valid now than it was then. As a by prior agreement in Paris, the specific au­ Haynsworth, on the recommendation of his matter of fact it is a matter of greater thority to: broker, had bought stock in the Brunswick urgency than ever. (1) Require the withdrawal of external Corporation while a foreclosure suit by the military forces from South Vietnam and company against a bankrupt bowling alley The statements follow: (ii) Determine its future relationship with was pending in his court. The suit involved NATIONAL CoUNCIL OF THE North Vietnam, and with other countries. a claim of about $100,000; the Brunswick CHURCHES OF CHRIST, 2. To make clear that the United States company does a business of some $400 million New York, N.Y., June 30, 1969. will not continue to support any regime in a year, and the court decision could not President , South Vietnam that is not broadly repre­ conceivably have affected the value of the The White House, sentative and does not extend normal politi­ stock. Moreover, the three-juage panel had Washington, D.C. cal liberties to its people; already agreed, unanimously, on the decision DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: In pursuance of im 3. To make clear to the American people, before the Haynsworth stock was purchased. long-standing, deep concern with the Viet­ as well as the Vietnamese, a specific date by We think Judge Haynsworth would have nam war, the National Council of Churches which the United States will have completed been wise to disqualify himself in both cases, convened on June 20-21 a meeting of highly the withdrawal from South Vietnam of all to avoid even the appearance of conflict. His qualified people to consider the present stage its military forces; and failure to do so apparently was the result of the conflict. The results are embodied in 4. To repeat again in clear terms the moral not of too little moral perception but of too the main text herewith transmitted, which commitment of this country to help meet many investments. During his 12 years on the signatories, six of whom were prevented humanitarian needs in Vietnam, both North the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals he from participating personally in the meeting, and South. bought and sold shares in a number of com­ hope will be helpful in your efforts to secure In our judgment, Mr. President, the in­ panies, and his current portfolio of securities peace. terconnected actions we have outlined are is worth some $800,000. Shareholding was so Since the composition of this letter, press now politically possible here at home, and routine that the matter of conflict in these reports have conveyed statements by repre­ essential in Vietnam to any "peace we can cases evidently did not occur to him. sentatives of the Hanoi Government which live with and be proud of." Believing that In view of the unethical conduct of pose severe difficulties that the group I am the United States now has a unique oppor­ resigned Justice Abe Fortas and Justice Wil­ certain would recognize. Congressman Morse tunity, we pledge our whole-hearted sup­ liam O. Douglas it is well that the Senate and McCioskey wish me to report their view port for such an honest ending of this war. committee explore fully the financial trans­ that the announcement of a date for troop Yours sincerely, actions of Judge Haynsworth. The Senate withdrawal (point 3 of the letter) and the Arthur S. Flemming, President, National should have the complete picture of his bus­ pursuit of the negotiations suggested (point Council of Churches, New York, N.Y. iness dealings; and if it found actual im­ 1 of the letter) present particularly difficult R. H. Edwin Espy, General Secretary, Na­ proprieties there, it would be justified in re­ objectives in the light of these recent Hanoi tional Council of Churches. jecting his nomination. statements. In regard to these statements, Ernest A. Gross, Chairman, Department of But if Judge Haynsworth is kept off the however, we all continue to be convinced of International Affairs, National Council of court, either by pressures upon the Presi­ the necessity of a broadly representative in­ Churches. dent or by Senate rejection, it will be bis terim body and subsequent government in Morris B. Abram, President, Brandeis Uni­ philosophy rather than his conduct which South Vietnam, as suggested in the group versity, Waltham, Mass. bars the door. letter. William B. Arthur, Editor, Look Magazine, In his judicial service he has refused to Sincerely, New York. adopt the theory that a presumption of ARTHUR s. FLEMMING. Harold J. Berman, Professor, Harvard Law right automatically follows labor unions and School, Cambridge, Mass. minorities into court. Nor has he shown a NATIONAL COUNCIL OF THE Robert S. Bilheimer, National Council of willingness to stretch the Constitution to CHURCHES OF CHRIST, Churches. cover social change which, however, desir­ New Y

"Yes, he was in my car pool until the door "I played golf with him once or twice." you know. If you confess, the Department of fell off my car.'' "Did you know tha.t Dmitri Kessel's wife Commerce will show some leniency towards "Did you know his wife went to school bought some bad hamburger at a supermar­ you." with Ralph Nader?" ket and reported the store to the health au­ "I'm innocent." "No, I didn't? He never talked about his thorities" "All right, Feldkamp. You've had your wife." "I wasn't aware of it." chance. We're turning over your file to Secre­ "Does the name Dmitri Kessel mean any­ "Feldkamp, it would be easier for you if tary of Commerce Stans. He's not as broad­ thing to you?" you told us the names of all the consumers minded about these matters as we are."

SENATE-Wednesday, October 8, 1969