January 31, 1972 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 1859 IN THE NAVY subect to qualification therefor as provided MEDICAL CORPS The following named lieutenant com­ by law: Bercier, Charles H., Jr. LINE manders of the line and s,taff corps of the SUPPLY CORPS Navy for temporary promotion to the grade Akers, Max N. Erner, Eugene J. Cunningham, Philip T.Desmarais, Norman D. of commander pursuant to title 10, United Hoel, Jack I. Fuller, Robert H. Haver, David J. Tack, Curtis A. States Code, section 5787, while serving in, or Ivey, Clarence G ., Jr. Jackson, Morse R. ordered to billets for which the grade of com­ Knapp, Norman E., Jr. CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS mander ls authorized and for unrestricted Klinedist, Paul R., Jr. appointment to the grade of commander Konkel, Harry W. Newton, George B., Jr. Wood, William L. when eligible pursuant to law and regulation Peters, John D. Stubb, George R. EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS he has used his considerable prestige and made public his long standing offer of peace BETTS RECORD EARNS "A" MARKS poUtical power to serve what he considers to our enemy in North Vietnam; and the besrt interests of the United States. Whereas, these proposals include-a total Perhaps locally, he will be remembered cease fire throughout all of Indochina, the HON. DELBERT L. LATTA particularly for his ability to maintain a immediate release of all prisoners of war, the OF OHIO genuinely mode.sit, unassuming manner. total withdrawal of all American and allied IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Though he has met with Presidents, dined forces within six months of acceptance of this proposal by Hanoi, and the resignation of Monday, January 31, 1972 with diplomats, and walked with illusrtrious figures of modern his,tory, he is still the calm, the political regime of South Vietnam to be Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, soon after friendly representative of Ohio's 8th Con­ followed by free elections including the Na­ gressional district, which he has served so tional Liberation Front; and our good friend and colleague, the Hon­ Whereas, these proposals have been offered orable JACKSON BETTS of Ohio an­ well. secretly in good faith for many months in nounced that he planned to retire from His amiruble, gracious manner will make Lt easy for Jackson E. Bertts to retire to direct private negotiations between the Congress, his hometown newspaper, the Findlay and practice law. But unpretentious United States and Hanoi; Now therefore: Republican Courier, ran an editorial con­ as he is, Congressman Betts is leaving be­ Be it resolved that the House of Repre­ cerning him which I am certain every­ hind him a solid record of public service sentatives of the State of Delaware congratu­ one in this Chamber would like to read. which forever disrtinguishes him here and late the President for his efforts and sincerely The person who wrote this editorial abroad with the well earned title, "States­ encourage his continued efforts to bring world man." peace and the safe return of all our American truly knows JACK BETTS and I wish to fighting men from North and South Vietnam commend him for its excellence. The edi­ as soon as possible. torial follows: SUPPORT FOR THE PRESIDENT Be it further resolved that the text of this BETTS RECORD EARNS "A" MARKS resolution be spread upon the House Journal Rep. Jackson E. Betts has made official and that the original be forwarded to Presi­ his decision not to seek re-election to Con­ dent Richard M. Nixon, with copies to U.S. HON. J. CALEB BOGGS Senators J. Caleb Boggs and W1lliam V. Roth, gress. The Findlay legislaitor thus plans to OF DELAWARE bring to close a record of public elective Jr., Congressman Pierre S. DuPont, IV, to the service which is highly distinguished. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES leadership of the North Vietnam government He is presently completing -his' 11th term Monday, January 31, 1972 in Hanoi, and to the members of the North in the U.S. House of Representatives, where Vietnam negotiating team in Paris. he has risen to a position of gre·at influence Mr. BOGGS. Mr. President, the Presi­ and unusual prominence. He is currently dent of the United States recently re­ [From the Washington Post, Jan. 31, 1972) the second ranking Republican on the vealed the far-reaching offers that have A SICK REACTION TO NIXON powerful House Ways and Means committee, been made in the effort to end the war in (By William Raspberry) regarded as one of the two or three mOSlt im­ Vietnam. I, for one, believe it is a most Two of the three primary reactions to the portant commititees in all Congress. logical and honorable proposal, one that President's recent revelation of his secret Betts' assignment to that select committee Vietnam negotiations are fairly easy to talk was solid evidence of the esteem in which no reasonable nation could reject. It is encouragement to note that many people about. They are more or less clearcut and he has regularly been held by his colleagues, have more or less articulate spokesmen. and of the widespread respect throughout are in agreement with it. First is the reaction of triumph (or cha­ Washington for his abmty and judgment. The House of Representatives of the grin, depending on your point of view) that Perhaps even a more significant indica­ Delaware General Assembly last week for the past several months Mr. Nixon was tion of the prestigious character of Betts adopted a resolution of support for the doing precisely what his most respected was his assignment a few years ago as the President's initiative. I ask that this reso­ critics were accusing him of refusing to do: senior member of the House of Representa­ Offering American withdrawal-even by a tives committee on Standards of Official Con­ lution, offered by Representative Thomas duct. His own exemplary sense of ethics and L. Little, be printed at the end of my "certain date"-in exchange for the return remarks. of American POWs. · public trust was inevitably a major criterion The President's announcement embar­ in his selection to this post. Also, this morning I was interested to rassed those (particular the Democratic read in the Washington Post a column presidential hopefuls among them) who had A major share of Betts' adult life has been by Mr. William Raspberry. Mr. Rasp­ been demanding just that sort of proposition. dedicated to public service. He launched his berry, ari astute observer of the American It vindicated those whose faith was that political career as Hancock County prosecutor scene, offers some thoughts on the Presi­ the President really did want to extricate in 1933. He later served as the county's rep­ dent's proposal. He is opposed to our in­ his country from the war and was sparing resentative to the Ohio House of Representa­ no effort to do so. In either case, it must tives, reaching that chamber's highest office volvement in Vietnam, but he has an in­ teresting commentary about some forms be counted a political plus for Mr. Nixon of Speaker of the House in 1945. for the time being, although it may blow up He was successful in an uphill district-wide of opposition. His column says, in part: in his face between now and November. battle for the Republican nomination for But it is sick to work at delivering your The second reaction is that the President's Congress -in 1950, winning such a substantial own comeuppance, and that is what some of eight-point proposal, whethdr sincerely of­ majority in his home county of Hancock, those who oppose the war and Richard Nix­ fered or not, cannot work-for the simple thait he over.took his opponents who carried on's handling of it are proposing. reason that Hanoi can gain more heavily by every other county in the district in tha.t Mr. President, I also ask that Mr. not agreeing to anything. inLUal balloting. He has since consistently America clearly is getting out ot Vietnam received district-wid·e majorities and has Raspberry's thoughtful column be without the benefit of negotiation, the argu­ been unopposed in several general elections. printed. ment goes. In light of that irrevocable trend Highly respected, even by members of the There being no objection, the resolu­ Hanoi could only lose by entering into serio~ opposition party, he has enjoyed the esteem tion and the article were ordered to be negotiation. The smart thing from Hanoi's and admiration of a substantial ma.jO!"ity of printed in the RECORD, as follows: point of view would be to avoid anything his constituents throughout the year. HOUSE RESOLUTION No. 75 drastic-either at the bargaining table or Congressman Betts' history of political on the battlefield-and simply permit the service is exemplary. Scrupulously honest and Congratulating the President of the United continuing withdrawal of the American sincere, he has never attemprted to build in­ States on his efforts for world peace forces. fiuence for his own benefit or glory. Rather, Whereas, the President o! the United States The first two reactions are essentially prac- ' 1860 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS January 31, 1972 tical, and have to do with whether this plan stantila.l and stimulating. The space shuttle urging the United States to demand our or that plan can work. program represents a new eria that wm a.ppealJ. agricultural trade rights with the EEC. There is a third, more troubling position to many Americans &S bringing more practi­ that is difficult to document because it has cal applications o! spiace science and tech­ Over 50 later signed a joint letter to no respected spokesman.