<iongrrssional Record United States of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 88th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION kota, and Mr. MUNDT to be the conferees gence in ascertaining the whereabouts of a HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES parent, or of a person standing in loco par- on the part 0 f the S enate · · entls to such minor, and if such whereabouts TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1963 The message also announced that the are ascertained shall as soon as practical Vice President has appointed Mr. JoHN- notify such parent or loco parentis that The House met at 12 o'clock noon. STON and Mr. CARLSON members of the such minor is affected with a venereal dis­ The Chaplain, Rev. Bernard Braskamp, joint select committee on the part of the ease, or is a carrier of a venereal disease, and D.D., offered the following prayer: Senate, as prov.ided for in the act of Au- whether he has received or refused such gust 5, 1939, entitled "An act to provide treatment." Deuteronomy 14: 29: That the Lord for the disp_osition o! certain records of The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Th'V God ma'V bless thee in aU thy work. the U.S. Government" for the disposi- the request .of the gentleman from South 0 Thou who art the source of all our tion of executive papers referred to in carolina? blessings grant that as we are the heirs the report of the Archivist of the United There was no obJection. and beneficiaries of a glorious past so we States numbered 64-5. The Senate amendment was con- may strive to be the faithful trustees and stewards of an even more glorious fu­ curred in. A motion to reconsider was laid on the ture. CONFEREES ON S. 15"76 May we be endowed with that inner table. The SPEAKER. The Chair lay.s be­ Mr. M.cMILLAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask peace which lies beyond the reach of fore the House the following commu­ any conspiracy of wicked circumstances unanimous consent to extend my remarks nication. at this point in the RECORD and include and which can never be eclipsed and ex­ The Clerk read the communication, as copies of the weekly crime report in tabu­ tinguished by feelings of doubt and de­ follows: lar form from the police department and spair~ SEPTEMBER 80, 1963. the script of a WAVA radio station edi­ Inspire us to lay hold of Thy divine Hon. JoHN W. McCoRMACK, torial. wisdom and power with that greater The Speaker, House of Representatives, The SPEAKER. Is there objection . faith which will fill us with courage and Washington, D.O • DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Because of other official to the request of the gentleman from hope when we are confronted by dark comm1tm:ents previously made, it w1ll not be South Carolina? days and difficult problems. possible for me to participate in the confer­ There was no objection. Grant that the time may not be far ence on S. 1576 this week. Therefore, I re­ Mr. McMILLAN. Mr. Speaker, the distant when all the impulses of the hu­ spectfully request permission to resign as a purpose o:.: this bill, as amended, is to man heaTt shall be quickened to nobler conferee. amend existing law so as to authorize the issues, for the civilization for which we Sincerely yours, JOHN B. BENNETT. Department of Public Health of the Dis­ are praying and laboring cannot be built trict of Columbia to treat mino:rs for by the might and power of :man but only The SPEAKER. Without objection, venereal disease upon their own consent, by Thy gracious spirit. the resignation is accepted. when they present themselves voluntarily Hear us in Christ•s name. Amen. The Chair appoints as a conferee on to the Department's health centers. rath­ the part of the House on the disagree­ er than having to obtain such permission ing votes of the two Houses on S. 1576, from their parents or guardians. How­ Tim JOURNAL the gentleman from California [Mr. ever, the Senate amended the measure The Journal of the proceedings ttf yes­ YoUNGER] and the Clerk will notify the to provide that the Director of Public terday was read and approved. Senate thereof. He~lth, or his autmorized agent, shall exercise r.easonable diligence in ascer­ taining the whereabouts ·Of a parent, or TREATMENT. OF MINORS FOR .MESSA'GE FROM THE SENATE of a person standing in loco parentis to COMMUNICABLE DISEASES such minor, and if such whereabouts are A message from the Senate by Mr. Mc­ Mr. McMILLAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask ascertained shall as soon as practical Gown, one of its clerks, announced that unanimous consent to take from the notify such parent or loco parentis that the Senate had passed, with amend­ Speaker's desk the bill <H.R. 2485) to such minor is affected with a venereal ments in which the concurrence of the amend the act entitled "An act to au­ disease, or is a carrier of a venereal dis­ House is requested, a bill of the House thorize the Commissioners of the Dis­ ease, and whether or not he has received of the following title: trict o! Columbia to make regulations to or refused such treatment. H.R. 6754. An act making -appropriations prevent and control the spread of com­ This bill passed the House without ob­ for the Department of Agriculture and re­ municable and preventable diseases," Jection. The Board of Commissioners lated agencies for the ftscal year ending June approved August 11, 1939, as amended, of the District of Columbia endorsed it 30, 1964, and lor other purposes. with a Senate amendment thereto, and and no objection was exp:ressed to it at The message also announced that the concur in the Senate amendment. the hearing l:leld by the House District Senate insists upon its amendments to The Clerk re.ad the title of the bill. Committ'f-e thereon. The committee con­ the foregoing bill, requests a confer­ The Clerk read the Senate amend­ curs in this amendment, and I might say ence with the House on the disagreeing ment, as follows~ it also has the approval of the Chief of votes of the tw.o Houses thereon. and Page 2, line 23, after "section." insert: the Bureau of Disease Control, Dr. John appoints Mr. HOLLAND, Mr. RUSSBU., "The Director of Public Health or his au­ Pate, of the District of Columbia Depart­ Mr. ELLENDER, Mr. YOUNG of North Da- thorized agent. shall exercise reasonable ciUi- men.t of Public Health, who will . be in CIX--1158 18393 18394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD-- HOUSE October 1 charge of the program provided in this GOVERNMENT OF THE stronger law enforcement procedures, ·then DISTRicr 01' COLUKBIA, Congress in the omnibus crime blll may measure. METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT, correct what is becoming a grim and sorry Mr. McMILLAN. Mr. Speaker, I fur­ September 18,1963. era of life 1n the Nation's Capital. ther ask for permission to enclose the Hon. JOH:N L. McMILLAN, · crime rating for the past 2 weeks here Chairman. Committee on the District of . in the District of Columbia, and again, Columbia. House of Bepresentatives• WEATHER RESEARCH SATELLITE I want to heartily congratulate Chief . Washington. D.C. SAVING LIVES Murray and the other members of the DEAR CONGRESSMAN MCMILLAN: Forwarded herewith are copies of the weekly · crime re­ Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Metropolitan ~olice Force on the fine port for the ·mstrict of Columbia for the I ask unanimous consent to address the work they are doing in trying to solve week beginning September 8, 1968. House for 1 minute and to revise and the crime problem here in the District Sincerely yours, extend my remarks. of Columbia under difficult circum­ ROBERT V. MURRAY, The SPEAKER. Is there objection stances. Chief oj Police. to the request of the gentleman from Florida? Pt. I offenses reported, Metropolitan Police Department, government of the District of There was no objection. Columbia Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. Speak­ SEPT. 8-14,1963 er, with the. tropical hurricane season this year, the weather researchers have Week Week Change been able to give valuable advance Olass11ication beginnjng beginning Sept.1,1963 Sept. 8,1963 warnings based on the discovery of dis­ Amount Percent turbances by weather satellites. Yesterday's discovery of Hurricane Orlmlnal homlcide .• ------------------------------------ 2 4 +2 +100. 0 Flora is a prime· example. It has been some 30 years since a hurricane hit the l:rb6ry :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 4t -----------M- =~ -~~: ~ lower rim of the Antilles 1n the area of HousebreakingAggravated assault--------------------------------------________ .;_________________________________ 13677 14176 +5-1 +3.-1.3 7 Trinidad and Tobago. Yet the unex­ ~=1a~'::;=-:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: 1~ 1l~ :~ :n: ~ pected did happen, and with great fury. Auto theft __ ----------------------------------------- 71 78 +7 +9. 9 Through the efforts of the U.S. Weather 1---------1---------~--~----+--------- Bureau, using data supplied by a weath­ TotaL -------------------------------------------- 527 491 -36 -6. 8 er satellite, warnings were issued a bare 3 hours before the 110-mile-an-hour SEPT. 16-21, 1963 winds hit the islands. Because of the 22-mile-an-hour forward speed of the Orlmlnal homicide_____________________________________ 4 2 -2 -50.0 storm, little or no warning would have 1 +1 +100.0 been possible without the quick work of ~~rt>e·;y:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -----------a4- 46 +12 +35.3 U.S. weathermen and their new ally, the Aggravated assault-------------------------------------- 76 59 -17 -22.4 Housebrealdng ________________________________ ;._________ 141 125 -16 -11.3 satellite. While the damage was exten­ Grand Jaroony ___ --------------------------------------- 16 32 +16 +100.0 sive, untold lives were saved and prop­ Petit larceny-------------------------------------------- 142 131 -11 -7.7 Auto theft.