6972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS March 17, 1 9;6 Col. Robert B. Solomon, xxx-xx-xxxx , Army A lbert J. M onger SUPPLY CORPS o f the Un ited S tates (lieuten an t co lo n el, Murray C. Cook L eroy E. Hopkins U.S. Army) . John H. A lvis R alph F . M urphy, Jr. IN THE NAVY John C. Dixon, Jr. Edward M. Kocher Donald P. H all T he following-named officers of the N avy James B. L inder CHAPLAIN CORPS for permanent promotion to the grade of rear L ucien Capone, Jr. admiral: Withers M. Moore R ichard E. N icholson Real Adm. Patrick "J" Hannifin, U.S. Navy, LINE A rthur K . K noizen having been designated for com m ands and James W. M ontgomery R oy D. Synder Jr. other duties determined by the President to John A Walsh Paul H . Speer b e w ithin the co n te m platio n o f title 1 0, L ee W. Fisher Sylvester R . Foley, Jr. United States Code, section 5321, for appoint- Thomas J. H ughes, Jr. William P. L awrence m ent to the grade of vice adm iral while so E arl B. Fowler, Jr. E dward W. Carter III serving. Frederick F. Palmer Gerald E. Thomas K ent J. Carroll Bobby R . Inman IN THE MARINE CORPS William D. Roberston, Jr. H ugh A . Benton The following-named officer of the M arine Claude P. Ekas, Jr. Steven A . White Corps R eserve for £emporary appointment to N orman K . Green R obert W. Chewning the grade of brigadier general. R obert B. M cClinton Staser H olcomb R obert S. R aisch. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 1976 CONGRESSIONAL SCHOLARS M r. R obert K aiser, A nderson. A L CO H O L IS M A N D A DV E R T IS IN G M r. Bob Harris, A nderson. M r. Ron Gieseke, Colerain. HON. WILLIS D. GRADISON, JR. M s. K athryn Frommer, Colerain. OF OHIO M r. Daniel Wile, Cincinnati Country Day. HON. GEORGE E. BROWN, JR. M s. M ichelle O'Conner, Deer Park. OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES M s. L inda Haas, Diamond Oaks. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, M arch 17, 1976 M r. David Eby, Elder. M r. Robert Schehl, Elder. Wednesday, March 17, 1976 Mr. GRADISON. Mr. Speaker, I would M r. Steve Wright, Finneytown. like to extend formal recognition to a M s. Sally Bedford, Forest Park. Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. Speak- group of high school seniors participat- M s. L isa Hancock, Forest Park. er, I would like to draw Members' atten- ing in the Greater Cincinnati Chamber M r. Dave Ulmer, Green Hills. tion, especially those serving on the Ways of Commerce congressional scholarship M r. Alfred Beasley, Hughes. and Means Committee, to an issue which program, now in its fifth consecutive M s. K athy Coleman, H ughes. should be of concern to all of us. The is- year. In sponsoring this program, Con- M s. Camille L eugers, Indian Hill. sue is alcoholism and the toll it takes on gressman DON CLANCY and I are under- M r. Jim R edmond, L aSalle. our society in various ways—traffic Ms. Amy Wojcik, L ive Oaks. deaths, broken homes, shattered personal taking to provide indepth insight into Mr. Brice Askren, L ockl and. the functioning of our Federal Govern- M s. Barbara Cherry, M ariemont. lives, et cetera. We all recognize these ment to those who will undoubtedly be M r. T erry Gunter, M ariemont. adverse effects of alcoholism. What we among the leaders of their generation. M s. M ary Pat Klotz, M arian. do not clearly recognize is the relation- The 67 students participating faced stiff M s. Katherine Juemmel, M cAuley. ship between alcohol use and advertis- competition in order to qualify for this Ms. Dora Newman, McNicholas. ing of alcoholic beverages. We do know program and deserve to be proud of their M s. Fori Fette, M cNicholas. that the industry spends hundreds of Ms. Cindy Cox, Norwood. millions of dollars to promote alcohol achievement. M r. F. J. Brosnan, M oeller. For the next 3 days they will meet with consumption. We do know that the costs M s. M ary Ulmschneider, M other of M ercy. to society of alcoholism are staggering. an impressive array of persons repre- M s. Patricia Baas, M t. Healthy. senting each of the three branches of our M r. Greg Greer, M t. Healthy. We can reasonably infer that advertising Federal Government. Not only the lead- Ms. Elaine Veid, Mt. Notre Dame. increases use, consistent with the ethic ership of the House of Representatives, M s. Christine Bruch, N orthwest. that guides our consumption oriented but also representatives of the freshman M s. Christine Zimmer, North College Hill. society. M r. Thomas H uth, O ak H ills. class will give the students their perspec- In an attempt to provide a modest M s. Sharon L uebbers, Oak Hills. solution to this problem, I have been tive on the role and functioning of the M r. Brian M itchell, M adeira. Congress. The students will be able to joined by over 70 Members of this House M s. Amy Brigham, M adeira. in introducing legislation to disallow al- question their Senators at some length. M r. Herschel Smith, St. Bernard. Ron Nessen will explain to them the re- Ms. Shirley Echoles, Our L ady of Angels. coholic beverage advertising as a busi- sponsibilities of the White House Press M r. Virgil L ovitt, Princeton. ness tax deduction. I would like to quick- Office. A fellow Cincinnatian, Justice M s. Cheryl Ann Hedges, Princeton. ly point out that our bill would not re- M s. Peggy O'Donnell, Regina. strict the right of the industry to adver- Potter Stewart, will reflect on the crucial M r. Dan Hoffman, Roger Bacon. function of the judiciary in our democ- tise its product, but would simply take M s. L aura Reyering, St. Ursula. the Federal Government out of the busi- racy. In addition, these young people will M r. John Wessling, St. Xavier. ness of providing an incentive, through examine the process by which private M r. Ronnie M cKinney, Scarlet Oaks. the tax structure, for such advertising. M s. Susan Pfeiffenberger, Seton. interests are represented in the legisla- It is about time that we consider the so- tive process and will be treated to the M s. Christina K rohn, Summit Country Day. M r. George Junker, Summit Country Day. cial costs to our society before routinely perspective of humorist Art Buchwald. providing tax incentives for every kind It is my strong hope that this experi- Ms. Sue Welsh, Sycamore. M r. James Wise, Taft. of business activity, regardless of its im- ence will not only spur a few of these M r. Ronald M orris, Taft. pact on the human environment. young people to someday serve in our M s. Nancy Korb, Taylor. State Senator William Plymat of Iowa Government, but also imbue them all M s. L inda Kessel, Walnut Hills. has been deeply involved in this area for with a real understanding and appreci- M r. Ed Robinson, Walnut Hills. many years, and has made important ation of its role in our society. I am M r. Raymond Wilke, Western Hills. M r. James Essell, Western Hills. contributions to our understanding of pleased at this time to recognize those this issue. Just last week, Senator Plymat who were chosen to participate in the M s. Amy Schlarman, Wm. Henry Harrison. M s. Glenda Shaw, Withrow. testified before the Senate Subcommit- congressional scholarship program and M r. Russell Huekler, Withrow. tee on Alcoholism and Narcotics of the the schools they represent. They ar e as M r. L awrence Foster, Woodward. L abor and Public W elfare C om m ittee on fellows : M r. Stephen Hacken, Woodward. Precisely this issue. Because I believe this M s. Tracy Flowers, Aiken. M r. Richard Uhle, Wyoming. to be a matter of public concern and im- M r. Tim Okel, Aiken. C haperones: M r. M ark Pace, M r. Dixon M s. Claire Aikin, Anderson. E 'iwards, M r. S teve Baker, M s. R osem ary portance, I would like to insert Senator M s. Sue Azadian, Anderson. 13 urke. Plymat's thoughtful testimony in the March 17, 1976 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 6973 smoke heavily for many years and, in addi­ RECORD at this point. I commend it to my tude of other such publications aimed at our young people. tion, have a personal susceptibility, the na­ colleagues. ture of which is unknown at this time. A The article follows: THE MYTH THAT ALCOHOL ADVERTISING MAKES person with a distorted sense of humor ob­ ~0 DIFFERENCE STATEMENT OF STATE SENATOR WILLIAM N. served that if one did not know whether he PLYMAT There is a widely promoted idea that alco­ had that susceptibility, he could smoke I passed up today's session of the Iowa. hol advertising has no effect toward alco­ heavily for twenty years, and if he got lung State Senate and came here to speak to holism. This is based, I belleve, on the con­ cancer, he would then have the sat isfac"tion your committee because I am convinced that tention that alcoholism is just a manifes­ of knowing he was susceptible. Ow: yout h the alcoholic beverage trade of this country, tation of either a psychosis or, more com­ cannot know in advance whether, if they use through its advertising practices, is pursu­ monly, a neurosis, and that somehow adver­ alcohol, they have "susceptibility" and will ing a policy that is calculated to increase al­ tising is impotent in inducing such alcohol wind up hooked on it.