26234 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS July 28, 1970 York Newspaperwomen's Club, the River suoh steps as may be necessary for carrying spect to the memory of the decea...<:ed, the Club, and, in Paris, of the University out the provisions of these resolutions and Senate do now adjourn. Women's Club. that the neoessary expenses in connection The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there She is survived by her sons, Whitelaw Reid therewith be paid out of the contingent fund objection to the present consideration of and United States Representative Ogden Reid of the House. the resolution? of Westchester, and by 10 grandchildren. Resolved, That the Clerk communicate A funeral service will be held Thursday at these resolutions to the Senate and tran.smlt There being no objection, the resolu­ 10 A.M. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.. tion <S. Res. 434) was considered and Fifth Avenue and 53d Street. Resolved, That as a further mark of re­ unanimously agreed to. spect the House do now adjourn. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the second resolving clause, the Chair Mr. YOUNG of Ohio. Mr. President, I appoints the two Senators from Ohio DEATH OF HON. MICHAEL J. send to the desk a resolution and ask for (Messrs. YOUNG and SAxBE) as the com­ KIRWAN, OF OHIO its immediate consideration. mittee on the part of the Senate to at­ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reso­ Mr. YOUNG of Ohio. Mr. President, I tend the funeral of the late Representa­ lution will be stated. tive Kirwan. ask the Chair to lay before the Senate a The resolution was read, as follows: message from the House of Representa­ tives on House Resolution 1161. S. RES. 434 The Presiding Officer laid before the Resolved, That the Senate has heard with ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 11 A.M. profound sorrow the announcement of the TOMORROW Senate a resolution of the House of Rep­ death of Hon. Michael J. Kirwan, late a resentatives <H. Res. 1161), which was Representative from the State of Ohio. Mr. BYRD of West Virginia.. :Mr. Presi­ read as follows: Resolved, That a committee of two Sen­ dent, I move, in accordance with the Resolved, That the House has heard with ators be appointed by the Presiding Officer previous order, and, pursuant to Senate profound sorrow of the death of the Honor­ to join the committee appointed on the Resolution No. 434, as a further mark able Michael J. Kirwan, a Representative part of the House of Representatives to at­ of respect to the memory of Representa­ from the State of Ohio. tend the funeral of the deceased Repre­ tive Michael J. Kirwan, of Ohio, that Resolved, That a committee of fifty-four sentative. Members of the House, with such Members Resolved, That the Secretary communicate the Senate now adjourn. of the Sena.te as may be joined, be ap­ these resolutions to the House of Repre­ The motion was unanimously agreed pointed to attend the funeral. sentatives and transmit an enrolled copy to; and <at 5 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m.) Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the thereof to the family of the deceased. the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, House be authorized and directed to take Resolved, That, as a further mark of re- Wednesday, July 29, 1970, at 11 a.m. EXTENSIONS OF RE.MARKS AUTHORIZE CRIMINAL PENALTIES should authorize and seek criminal pen­ see, will show what the blacks in Ashe­ FOR MERCURY POISONING alties as well as civil injunction proceed­ ville have done to help themselves in a ings under the Refuse Act of 1899 against unique and enterprising industry. polluters. To do otherwise is an attempt Special credit must be given to Mr. HON. JOHN S. MONACAN to defend the intent and strength of the Robert V. Mathison, of Asheville, a prime OF CONNECTICUT 1899 Refuse Act and to possibly ignore mover in initiating and helping to or­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Government responsibility for existing ganize AFRAM, and to Mr. Mort Cohn, Tuesday, July 28, 1970 law. vice president and general manager of WLOS-TV in Asheville, who had much Mr. MONAGAN. Mr. Speaker, on July to do with arranging the documentary. 24, the Department of Justice an­ SPECIAL DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM Mr. Cohn recently expressed the belief nounced plans to bring suits under the WILL APPEAR ON ABC that the film will serve to provide ideas Refuse Act of 1899 to prohibit the dis­ for similar projects elsewhere in the charge of mercury into navigable waters. Nation. I previously urged the Department to HON. ROY A. TAYLOR use the Refuse Act together with the Fed­ OF NORTH CAROLINA eral Water Quality Act to protect the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MEDICAL CARE BENEFITS FOR public's health and safety from mercury Tuesday, July 28, 1970 DISABLED COAL MINERS poisoning. I commend the Department for apparently revoking its previous Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I take spe­ guideline-an indefensible position-to cial pride in calling to the attention of HON. RICHARD S. SCHWEIKER only utilize the 1899 Refuse Act in cases my colleagues in the House and Senate OF PENNSYLVANIA of "accidental and infrequent" pollution a special documentary program entitled IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES "Help," which will appear on the ABC and to ignore cases to continuous day-to­ Tuesday, July 28, 1970 day dumping of potentially poisonous Television Network this coming Monday, wastes. August 3, 1970, at 10:30 p.m., as part of Mr. SCHWEIKER. Mr. President, this Interior Secretary Hickel warns that ABC's "Now" series. morning I received, as did a number of the presence of mercury in much of the This hour-long, prime-time color film other Members of Congress, a letter from Nation's waters "constituted an immi­ will portray the phenomenal success W. A. "Tony" Boyle, president of the nent health hazard." He now terms story of AFRAM, Inc., a black owned United Mine Workers of America. mercury contamination of water "an in­ and operated business located in the con­ Mr. Boyle proposes in his letter that tolerable threat to health and safety of gressional district which I represent at Congress enact legislation to provide Americans." He disclosed that the pol­ Asheville, N.C. Asheville, incidentally, medical and hospital benefits to dis­ luters were requested to act voluntarily was designated earlier this year as an abled coal miners who are too young to to end mercury pollution. Their failure "All America City," due in part, the qualify for either medicare or their re­ to comply forced Mr. Hickel to recom­ judges said, to the progress which the tiree's pension from the UMW Welfare mend that the Department of Justice city has made in improving race and Retirement Fund. initiate legal proceedings. Mr. Hickel ap­ relations. Mr. Boyle's letter raises an issue that pears to have acted reasonably and AFRAM, which manufacturers a va­ is becoming critical not only among coal constructively. riety of disposable paper garments, is miners but among every group of indus­ Because mercury pollution is a very truly an example of what can be done trial workers in the Nation. This issue is: serious matter, where the evidence indi­ when people of all races in a community When a worker becomes disabled several cates it may be threat to the health and combine their resources to achieve a years before he could draw medicare safety of Americans, and the polluter mutually beneficial goal. benefits, how can he cope with the enor­ fails to attempt to comply voluntarily af­ The film, which I hope every Member mous expense of medical and hospital ter request, the Department of Justice of Congress will have an opportunity to care for himself and his family? July 28, 1970 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 26235 A13 a Senator from a major coal pro­ In the view of the UMW, such a program the United States by publicily mutilating, ducing State in which many disabled coal would best be supported from general taxa­ defacing, defiling, burning, or trampling tion. We urge the immediate introduction upon it." At the time that this bill was miners and their families have experi­ of legislation to meet the health care needs enced acute need for a program of the of disabled mine workers folloWing one year under consideration by the 90th Con­ type proposed by Mr. Boyle, I certainly of disab111 ty. We w111 be more than pleased gress, I argued that the penalties pro­ favor action to solve this problem. At the to work with your office in shaping a satis­ vided would prove to be inadequate. same time it must be recognized that this factory legislative measure. Time has proved my belief that the problem is shared by workers and their Sincerely yours, threat of a minimal :fine or jail term families in every State and in practicallY W. A. BoYLE, would not be taken seriously by those every industry. It is time thrut Congress President. who would take the flag from us and use began to give serious study to such a pro­ it for their own narrow purposes to de:. posal. grade our national honor. Typical of the I ask unanimous consent that Mr. flag burners is one youn& lady from THE FLAG-JUST "A PIECE OF Berkeley, Oalif., who was quoted by Time Boyle's letter be printed in the RECORD. CLOTH"? There being no objection, the letter assaying: was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, Desecrating the flag is just fun. It's burned, as follows: HON. ODIN LANGEN torn or worn for the sheer joy of doing OF MINNESOTA something naughty and getting away With UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA, it.