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Mr. Speaker. if the gentleman would yield further. I would simply say that I do not intend to object to the bill. It appears as though they are items that are not a problem. but I would hope that in the future these kinds of bills would not come up under this kind of process. I was concerned when we were assembling papers at the desk just before we came out with the bill and I would hope that this kind of bill would not come before us in the waning hours of the session in the future.

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Let me assure the gentleman from Pennsylvania that the gentleman from Florida feels that way. We are not only going to change the procedure in the Ways and Means Committee. as far as I am concerned. but I want to tell the gentleman from Pennsylvania that we sent these bills to the Senate. some of them over a year ago and. as I say. they languished and aged over there and picked up. some of them picked up opposition. They were dropped along the way. Some of them we dropped in conference today because opposition was expressed. These are not controversial matters and I appreciate the courtesy of the gentleman from Pennsylvania and his diligence.

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Mr. Speaker. will the gentleman yield?

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I am glad to yield to the gentleman from Minnesota.

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Mr. Speaker. the gentleman from Florida has yielded me half of his time. I hope the bill will be speedily passed. I think it is a good bill. It takes into account the wishes of nearly half the Members of this House. It is a shame that the Senate did not respond with our bills soon enough so that we could make a more orderly presentation to the House. I hope we will be able to do so in the future. Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Mr. Speaker. I yield back the balance of my time.

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Without objection. the previous question is ordered on the conference report.

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Mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the two conference reports just agreed to.

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Is there objection to the request of the gentleman from Florida?

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Is there any additional business to come before the House? The Chair recognizes the majority leader. the gentleman from Texas .

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Mr. Speaker. one of the most serious situations facing the country today is the plight of the American farmer. I think that by January or February the situation is going to be such that many of the farmers will default because they have no way of paying on the $200 billion they now owe. The farmers need help now if we are to avoid bankruptcies on a tremendous scale.

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Mr. Speaker. the following letters and news clippings tell a startling story which needs immediate congressional investigation: Special attention: Mr. Michael P. Flaherty. General Counsel.

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Mr. Speaker. a July 30. 1982 General Accounting Office investigation has clearly identified Bonneville Power Administration and Rural Electrification Administration actions and activities affecting utility participation in Washington Public Power Supply System Plants 4 and 5. The report follows:

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Director. Community and Economic Development Division. U.S. General Accounting Office. Washington. D.C. DEAR MR. ESCHWEGE: This is in reply to your letter of July 13. 1982. to Mr. Harold V. Hunter. Administrator. Rural Electrification Administration (REA) for comments on the draft of the proposed report to Congressman George Hansen. entitled "Bonneville Power Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration Actions and Activities Affecting Utility Participation in Washington Public Power Supply System Plants 4 and 5 (GAO/EMD82105)." We appreciate the opportunity to review the draft and offer the following comments: Page 9. first paragraph: The letter written to all REA borrower/ participants on January 29. 1982. was after the Washington Public Power Supply System (Supply System) had adopted a resolution to terminate Plants 4 and 5. Once the decision had been made by the Supply System to terminate. the participants options were a "controlled" or "uncontrolled" termination of these plants. The earlier efforts to mothball the plants. which REA supported. had failed. It was REAs concern that possible actions arising from uncontrolled termination. including the possible acceleration of the debt of the outstanding bonds. would have an adverse effect on all participants. The acceleration of debt would seriously jeopardize the REA borrower/participants ability to meet their obligations. including those to REA. Controlled termination. on the other hand. under which the participants were requested to advance funds to the Supply System as needed to provide the resources for an orderly termination of the plants. would forestall such acceleration and provide for repayment of outstanding debt over a much longer period of time. For this reason REA was of the opinion that support of the controlled termination program was the only viable alternative available to its borrowers. Page 8. second paragraph: The meetings on February 10 and March 2223 were not only to discuss REAs position regarding controlled termination but were also an effort to improve communications and formulate a unified approach in addressing some of the issues raised about the controlled termination plan. Basic to both of these meetings were REA concerns over its own security interests in the borrower/participants and that refusal to honor contractual obligations under the 1976 agreement could have an adverse impact on the rural electrification program. Page 9. bottom of page Page 10. top of page: REAs position is that our borrower/participants should honor all commitments made under the 1976 agreement unless otherwise determined by a court of law. REAs concern is that the actions of the borrower/ participants who have undertaken legal efforts to resolve any areas of ambiguity which they feel might exist in the 1976 agreement not place in jeopardy REAs first mortgage lien upon the assets of the borrowers. Any claim on the borrowers assets which could result from these legal efforts would create problems in continuing to advance existing loan funds and in obtaining additional loans from REA by imposing a threat to REAs existing security interests. At the March 2223 meeting. REA requested that each borrower/participant prepare a financial forecast on how they would meet their obligations. REA indicated to the group that it shares the borrowers concern over the impact on rates and would work with the borrowers in developing their financial plans. Page 10. first paragraph: REA has certain rights reserved to it under the loan and mortgage documents executed by its borrowers which provide. among other things. that REA may take possession of and manage. control and operate a borrowers system under certain specified conditions of default. A borrowers financial difficulties in itself is not an event of default. Page 10. second paragraph: REA does have established criteria for determining an acceptable financial forecast. The criteria is outlined in REA Bulletin 1055. and is basically the same as that used in connection with preparation and review of forecasts prepared by all of its borrowers on a regular basis. REA field personnel have conducted workshops and worked individually with borrower/participants to develop the financial plans requested by REA. An interpretation of the proper accounting for the Supply System costs and obligations has also been sent to each borrower/participant. REA has agreed to extend the deadline for submission of the financial forecasts as may be needed and to date has received 19 of the expected 41 forecasts. Page 10. third paragraph: REAs May 17. 1982. response to an inquiry from Orcas Power & Light Co. states that the "board of Orcas is certainly free to follow the advice of its legal counsel in an effort to resolve those areas of ambiguity which counsel and the board might find to exist in the WPPSS 4 and 5 agreements. providing that in doing so the first security interest in the assets of Orcas held by REA will not be placed in jeopardy." Whether any legal action undertaken by Orcas will be a threat to REAs security interest or not. cannot be judged at this time. Page 11. first paragraph: Although some borrower/participants have stated that rate increase sufficient to meet the Supply System obligations. in addition to their other operating costs. would be impossible to implement. REA has not yet completed its review of the financial plans to reach any such conclusion. Depending upon the economic conditions of the borrowers area and the rate increases necessary for the borrower to meet its obligations. the possibility of future defaults will be considered in REAs evaluation of the borrowers financial plans. Page 11. second paragraph: Although it could have an adverse effect on REAs guaranteed loan program. if the "take or pay" provisions of the supply System agreement are not upheld. REA is not of the opinion that the program would be "destroyed". REA would be happy to discuss any of the above comments with you or your staff. Sincerely.

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Mr. Speaker. just how much power do the Wall Street bond underwriters have over agencies of this U.S. Government to force collection of bond issues? The following letters. regarding this scandalous Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) and an expected default affecting billions of dollars in bonds. speak for themselves: Hon. JOHN R. BLOCK. Secretary. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Washington. D.C. DEAR MR. SECRETARY: Several electric cooperatives in my state have advised me that the Rural Electrification Administration has been urging those cooperatives among the 88 participants in the WPPSS 4 and 5 project to be prepared to make payment on assessments by WPPSS which will come due in January. 1983. The REA position is tantamount to coercion. since it is coupled with allegations that REA will refuse credit to those coops which do not make the payment. will accelerate existing debts and will call all loans between REA and any nonpaying coop. This stance of REA is unconscionable in the face of the massive litigation now proceeding in several cases contesting the validity of the contract under which these coops are alleged to be responsible for the WPPSS bonds. principal and interest. REA seems to be trying to force the coops involved into a position which would make the result of the litigation meaningless. It is not my understanding that the act of doing business with the REA requires the waiver of the ordinary rights of parties. including that of a judicial determination of the meaning of so complex a contract as the participation agreement in WPPSS. There is now an even more compelling reason to refuse payment under the WPPSS contract. The concomitant rate increase to coop customers has been contested in court and at least one coop is bound by a stipulation made to the court in a ratepayer case that it would make no payment under the WPPSS contract until ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction. REAs position seems to be that the coop must go into contempt of court in order to service whatever priorities motivate REA. I am advised that the Department of Agriculture has already mobilized a task force to move in and displace directors and management personnel of any coop which refuses or fails to pay these WPPSS demands by the alleged due date in January. Aside from the obvious fact that this procedure will result in yet another embarassing litigation. the mere act of planning such a course of action tends to confirm my growing conviction that the only really unforgiveable crime today is to offend the financial power structure. It appears that the WPPSS disaster is having the salutary effect of exposing to public scrutiny the immense power of these financial institutions and the lengths to which even government agencies will go to protect that power. I strongly urge you to reconsider the attempts to coerce the small coops in the name of maintaining the integrity of the court system and for the basic reason that elemental fairness requires it. Sincerely.

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Administrator. Rural Electrification Administration. Administrators Office. Washington. D.C. DEAR MR. HUNTER: I was pleased to have you come by my office today and renew our long acquaintance. It is particularly gratifying to have so prompt a response to my inquiry to you and Secretary Block. I also appreciate your willingness on Monday to meet and work with coop delegations from the Northwest to address specific problems. Both your Agency and I are rightly concerned about the effect of the WPPSS situation on the continued operation of those electric cooperatives which look to REA for financial advice and assistance. As we discussed. my concern is that REA not be or not be perceived as coercing the cooperatives to make payments to WPPSS before the legal liability of the group is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. I have urged all parties through BPA Administrator Johnson and Secretaries Hodel and Watt that such a court decision may not be as desirable as a negotiated arrangement among the entities involved in WPPSS. including the federal government. the bond underwriters and the participants. My concern remains that the solution not be arrived at by improper pressure on the participants from a federal agency. I am particularly gratified that you are prepared to enlist the resources of your agency in determining how the contracts were prepared and executed and how the financing history of the project developed. I look to your early followthrough on getting needed answers and pledge my cooperation in arriving at an equitable resolution of a most complex situation. You can understand that these cooperatives are apprehensive that the REA will use its loan authority as a means of applying pressure on them. It is my understanding that REA has issued directives to participants which they perceive as requiring them to pass resolutions and make payments which would seriously jeopardize their legal positions in court actions. which would require them to take actions contrary to member mandates. which in some cases. would force them to violate orders of regulatory commission. Therefore. it is my hope that our conversation will induce REA to treat approved loans as outside the issue here and process them normally. One serious question is the manner in which the bonds financing the WPPSS project were structured. As you know. I have asked key government people and the underwriters themselves to publicly reveal who now owns the bonds. how the rate of return was set and why the final nine issues were let on a negotiated rather than a competitive basis. So that you will understand my concern about the potential for government agencies working for the financial community rather than for those for whom they are mandated to assist. I call your attention to comments by one Edward Kresky. a financial adviser to BPA. He says that the financial community feels that the 88 utilities are "able to pay but wont". Assuming that to be true. how does it bear on the mandate of REA and BPA to service and protect the legal rights of these entities and not the Wall Street community? This same man says that participants who refuse to pay will be banished from the credit markets. Since he is speaking as a consultant to BPA. is he enunciating the government position even as to government financial credit? I think that it is past time for BPA and REA to come forward and make it clear whose interests they are protecting in this scandalous matter. It is further incumbent on both organizations. which. it appears. collaborated to induce the 88 to enter a participation agreement which both agencies had approved in advance. to make a full disclosure of all facts in their possession bearing on Agency decisions and activities. and obligations of the various parties. Such disclosure should also require the financial institutions to reveal fully the economic history of the project. including who holds the bearer bonds issued by WPPSS. Another prime question is how were the ratings for the bonds arranged so at variance with the known facts regarding the condition of the project. I do not need to remind you that at this point only one of the five plants has any immediate prospects of being completed. As we discussed. I am disturbed that the two principal government agencies involved. BPA and REA. have demonstrated more interest in forcing the participants to pay than in determining whether. given all the unusual circumstances surrounding the financial arrangements in WPPSS. there was any impropriety involved? The participants will. to the extent they have the capacity. pay what they owe on the WPPSS projects. Of this I am confident and I support that position. The overriding questions remain. what do they owe? Is the contract binding? Was the underwriting above reproach? Were the participants induced to enter the arrangement for the reasons given publicly. or were they brought in to bail out an already deteriorating situation? I look forward to your prompt assistance in obtaining answers to the questions I have stated and others. I am also reassured by your report that. although a task force had been considered. at present no such move is contemplated over the issue of WPPSS payments. I will continue to give close attention to the WPPSS matter and the relationship between the REA. BPA and the participants. I expect that your administration and this office can cooperate in that endeavor and hope you will keep me current on developments within REA in those matters concerning any coops which are participants as they are affected by the WPPSS situation. Again. I look forward to working with the Administration in solving the situation with the minimum of damage to all the parties. Sincerely.

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Administrator. Bonneville Power Administration. Portland. Oreg. DEAR PETER: As you are aware from our conversation in my office and other visits I have had with you and members of your staff regarding the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) matter and involvement of Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) in the disaster which it has become. I am greatly concerned about the adverse consequences on the small power distributors and consumers of the Northwest of the plant terminations which your Agency had a large part in ordering. So that I might get a clearer perspective on the events and forces which operated to produce the unfortunate current situation. I ask you to provide me with background information on the decisions which led to the situation as it now exists. Please reconstruct for me a chronology of the decisions to build and then to terminate those plants which are now certain not to be built. In addition. will you please provide me with the dates on which final determinations were made to issue bonds against the project and specify as to each issue. the asset against which that issue was to be made. In this way. it may be possible for me to fully understand the relationship between the construction decisions and the financial forces which were part of the decision making process. I understand the magnitude of the problem you have inherited and am grateful for your offer of cooperation in getting to the facts and solutions necessary to properly deal with it. Sincerely.

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Mr. Speaker. there is good reason to alert the general public regarding any purchase of bonds on this Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) and demand an immediate congressional investigation based on the facts presented in this following letters and documents:

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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Merrill Lynch & Co.. Inc.. New York. N. Y. DEAR MR. BIRK: The name of your firm has been provided to me as one of the underwriters of a series of bond issues on the WPPSS project in the Pacific Northwest. You may be aware that I have asked for a Congressional investigation of the entities involved in WPPSS and their parts in the economic calamity which it represents to the people of the Northwest. Among the many reasons for conducting a thorough investigation of the factors which led to the disruption of the WPPSS project is the intimate involvement of the underwriting community in the terms of contracts. the cost of credit and the distribution of liability on such a disastrous affair. Members of the group which has underwritten the WPPSS bonds have informed us that the current ownership of the bonds in question is in a very few entities. principal among which are the underwriters who procured the issuance of the bonds. I would appreciate your cooperation in determing who owns the WPPSS bonds and accordingly ask you to advise me which of the enclosed list of bonds your firm holds and in what amounts. As you are no doubt aware. members of your financial community have raised the concern that investigation of the facts surrounding the issuance of the WPPSS bonds will undermine the confidence of the investment community. However. that confidence has already been dealt a devastating blow and I believe that your assistance to the Congress in acquiring the necessary information can expedite a solution to the current problems and also make a recurrance of the WPPSS matter less likely. On the other hand. resistance to the uncovering of the facts can. rightly or wrongly. leave the impression that the underwriters have something to hide and that further loss of investor confidence will be more a result of the actions of those who created and used WPPSS than of those who are seeking to know how and why it happened in order to expedite a solution. There is reason to believe that. with the cooperation of all the interested parties. the damage done by the WPPSS failure can be contained and distributed among those responsible in some reasonably just proportion. The Shearson suggestion was a step in this direction and I currently have more comprehensive proposals for a cooperative effort before BPA and Cabinet officials. I am sure that you are aware that dates are fast approaching. beyond which negotiated arrangements will be much more difficult. if not impossible. I therefore urge your prompt consideration and response to the request outlined in paragraph two. Sincerely.

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Mr. Speak- WASHINGTON PUBLIC POWER Is THWARTED IN up" provisions in the contracts between er. the Nations bond market is dan- BID To PAY OFF DEBT Washington Public Power and the 88 utilities sponsoring the power plants werent gerously close to a $26 billion default SEATTLE.-A Washington State court judge valid. as attested by the following news arti- dealt another blow to the ability of Wash- The provisions called for the utilities to cle. a default which can yet be pre- ington Public Power Supply System to pay increase their share of debt payments if other utilities in the system were unable to pay. A Washington Public Power spokesman said the system will appeal the ruling on the stepup provision. The decision was made in the case of Chemical Bank of New York. trustee for the bondholders. against the power supply system and the 88 participants over the contracts requiring the utilities to pay. A trial is scheduled for Jan. 10. The decision on the stepup provision was made in a pretrial hearing. The bonds are backed by "take or pay" contracts signed by the 88 utilities. Under the contracts. the utilities are committed to paying off the debt incurred for the two power plants. regardless of whether the plants ever generated power. Courts in Oregon and Idaho have ruled that utilities in those states lacked the authority to sign contracts with Washington Public Power and therefore dont have to pay the debt. The two abandoned. partly finished plants are among five originally planned by Washington Public Power. They were abandoned because of an unexpected decline in energy demand in the region. As reported. Standard & Poors Corp. downgraded the bonds on Washington Public Powers nuclear projects Nos. 4 and 5 to a speculative singleB from tripleBplus. saying the systems ability to pay debt service on the bonds after July 1 is "uncertain." Washington Public Power must make debt payments of $94 million in January and July. Washington Public Power currently pays interest on the bonds out of a fund that is expected to run out in February. After that. the termination plan for the plants calls for the participating utilities to be billed to pay off the bonds. Eileen Titmuss. municipal bond analyst at Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.. believes the ruling means that "default is even more imminent." The judges ruling also said that the trial will consider whether contracts between Washington Public Power and the utilities are valid. He said that court records indicate that Washington Public Power misrepresented some facts when seeking the participation of utilities in the two nuclear plants.

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Acting Secretary. U.S. Department of Energy. Washington. D.C. DEAR DON: As you know. I have communicated extensively with your office recently regarding the difficulties and controversy surrounding the disastrous failure of nuclear projects of the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS). Although the recent General Accounting Office investigation I requested has con. firmed my concern that the small electric distributors know as the 88 were not receiving fair treatment in the allocation of liability for the WPPSS failure. I have taken the position that it is of primary importance for all the involved parties to settle the areas of responsibility among themselves and reach a negotiated settlement. Certainly the "billion dollar crapshoot" going on in the courts gives little comfort to any of the concerned parties or to the future of the nations energy needs. and the financing of public utilities. The current multiplicity of court actions with conflicting results only serves to convince me that the negotiation of these differences with an apportionment of the financial obligations is imperative. I am enclosing a letter to that effect which I recently wrote to Peter Johnson. who currently holds your old position as BPA Administrator. With the future of the nations energy program hanging in the balance. it is my hope that you. as one who best knows the situation and who now holds the key position involving the nations energy policy. will endorse my proposal for an early negotiated settlement and use your good offices to urge Mr. Johnson and others to cooperate in such action. I am reliably informed some of the other parties at interest will be receptive to such a suggestion. Sincerely.

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Administrator. Bonneville Power Administration. Portland. Oreg. DEAR PETER: Recognizing your concern for the ultimate wellbeing of public power in the Northwest. I am writing to review with you recent developments in the WPPSS controversy and. as a result of that review. to propose some modest steps which should contribute to a solution of the situation with as little damage as possible to the involved entities. That the best hope for resolution must start with limiting the damage to the smaller preferred customers of your Agency is a sad commentary on the entire misadventure. These smaller users (the socalled 88) have already suffered substantial damage since they were induced to lend themselves to the WPPSS 4 and 5 projects. When I first took an interest in the WPPSS scandal. I warned the Idaho cooperatives and municipalities that I would not and could not support a federal "bailout" of these groups merely because they had made a bad deal. The focus of my endeavors has been to determine whether the Federal Government. directly or through one or more of its agencies. had acted improperly to induce or coerce the 88 into the WPPSS project in a way to create a moral and/or legal duty on the part of the government to make restitution to the damaged parties. Based on GAO reports. publications by the BPA and the REA. statements and pleadings in cases arising out of the WPPSS matter like the I 394 litigation. and the very terms of the participants contracts. there is no longer any serious question about the intimate involvement of the federal government in every phase of the entire project from inducing participation to coercing payment. Even more disturbing is the clear indication that BPA was involved in decisions made by or on behalf of WPPSS on issuing securities against the project. Whatever the motivation of any of the parties in so complex a project as the failed WNP plants 1 through 5. it becomes increasingly clear that no participant is without some responsibility for the outcome. In the case of WNP 4 and 5. it is now beyond dispute that the federal government bears a major share of the responsibility for the eventual outcome. In addition. it is now apparent that the bond underwriters also have a substantial liability for both the provisions of the participants contracts and for representations made to purchasers of the securities issued on the WPPSS project. Now that the facts are beginning to demonstrate that responsibility is distributed among a large number of entities. the original position of the 88 becomes more important. Despite serious question as to the validity of some. if not all of the 88 contracts. these distributors have consistently taken the reasonable position that they were not opposed to accepting a fair share of the actual cost of construction and termination of the WNP 4 and 5 plants. Litigation now seems to be the least satisfactory device for resolution of the differences among the parties and claimed beneficiaries of 4 and 5. Leaving aside the questions of commingling of WPPSS assets and the questionable enforceability of the bonds against the 88 or perhaps even WPPSS. the other complexities would appear to be better handled by a negotiated agreement among the groups involved on sharing the loss on 4 and 5. While I do not speak for any of the participants. I am convinced that an initiative by the Administrator of BPA seeking a conference toward negotiated settlement would be well received. BPA. as the prime mover of WPPSS. should probably chair such a meeting and the 88. the bond underwriters. bond trustees. involved federal agencies. and perhaps even official representatives of the states of the Northwest should be participants. I fear that without such a conciliation. the holders of many of the bonds will be left without recourse. except possibly against the underwriters. I urge you to give such a conference serious consideration and I pledge my cooperation in any way possible to assist in the fair resolution of the matter. The opportunity to preserve public and nuclear power in the Northwest and perhaps in a much wider area should be. from your own standpoint. worth the effort in itself. Any early conference could save enormous litigation expense. materially shorten the time necessary to resolve the matter. and provide a balanced solution to all parties concerned. I shall be contacting you further regarding this proposal and look forward to your response. Sincerely.

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Mr. Speaker. in August 1982 a Federal Court jury in Washington. D.C.. reached a verdict that the Washington Post newspaper had committed a libelous act in printing an untrue story which defamed William P. Tavoulareas. the president of Mobil Corp. Testimony at that trial showed. as Mr. Tavoulareas and Mobil had alleged earlier. that the Washington Post article. for which it was ordered to pay $2 million in damages. grew out of a secret scheme between the Post reporters and employees of the House of Representatives designed to create a media event beneficial to both of them. These actions. and others. raise serious questions as to the propriety of the way in which this matter has been handled by the House subcommittee on which I sit. and by the staff of that subcommittee. Our Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a public hearing on February 8. 1982. at which remarks critical of Mr. Tavoulareas and Mobil were made by selected witnesses. The subcommittee staff subsequently agreed to receive into the record a written statement from Mobil explaining its position. However. Mobils statement was not included in the subcommittees published record of these proceedings. On three occasions in 1982. I have written to the subcommittee chairman. raising questions about our procedures and requesting that the hearing record be made complete. but this has not been done. These events have achieved great public notoriety. but the public does not have the full story. I think it essential that the missing pieces of our subcommittees record be made available to the public. I am therefore inserting into these remarks copies of my three letters to the subcommittee chairman. together with the statement of Mobil Corp.. dated February 25. 1982. which was submitted by Mobil for the record. but heretofore has not been made public by our subcommittee or its staff:

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OF MICHIGAN. for 5 minutes. today.

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to place remarks in the RECORD in favor of House Concurrent Resolution 236 after remarks of the gentleman from Virginia.

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Mr. Speaker. I move that the House do now adjourn sine die.

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In accordance with the provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 438. the Chair declares the 2d session of the 97th Congress adjourned sine die. Thereupon (at 9 oclock and 56 minutes p.m.). pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 438. the House adjourned sine die.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 5470 (Rept. No. 97984). Ordered to be printed.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 7093 (Rept. No. 97985). Ordered to be printed.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 6056 (Rept. No. 97986). Order to be printed.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 6211 (Rept. No. 97987). Ordered to be printed.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 6094 (Rept. No. 97988). Ordered to be printed.

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Committee of conference. Conference report on H.R. 4566 (Rept. No. 97989). Ordered to be printed.

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Mr. GOODLING. Mr. Russo.

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subsequent to the sine die adjournment of the Congress. notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following titles: H.J. Res. 595. Joint resolution designating December 11. 1982. as "Forello H. La Guardia Memorial Day." H.R. 7019. An act making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1983. and for other purposes. and H.R. 7072. An act making appropriations for Agriculture. rural development. and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1983. and for other purposes. H.R. 5795. An act to provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Shawnee Tribe of Indians in dockets 64. 335. and 338 by the Indian Claims Commission and the docket 64A by the U.S. Court of Claims. and for other purposes. and H.R. 6403. An act to provide for the use and distribution of funds to the Wyandot Tribe of Indians in docket 139 before the Indian Claims Commission and docket 141 before the U.S. Court of Claims. and for other purposes. H.R. 5553. An act to provide for the use and disposition of Miama Indians judgment funds in dockets 124B and 254 before the U.S. Court of Claims. and for other purposes. H.R. 6005. An act to discontinue or amend certain requirements for agency reports to Congress. and H.J. Res. 631. Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations and providing for productive employment for the fiscal year 1983. and for other purposes. H.R. 6417. An act to amend Public Law 96432 relating to the U.S. Capitol Grounds. H.R. 7144. An act making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1983. and for other purposes. H.R. 2329. An act conferring Jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgment in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma. and H.R. 4364. An act to declare that the United States holds in trust for the Pascua Yaqu Tribe of Arizona certain lands in Pima County. Ariz. H.R. 3942. An act to amend the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964. H.R. 6204. An act to provide for appointment and authority of the Supreme Court Police. and for other purposes. H.R. 6588. An act to provide for Federal recognition of the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians. to institute for such tribe those Federal services provided to Indians who are recognized by the Federal Government and who receive such services because of the Federal Trust responsibility. and for other purposes. and H.R. 6758. An act to authorize the sale of defense articles to U.S. companies for incorporation into end items to be sold to friendly foreign countries. H.R. 7356. An act making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1983. and for other purposes. H.R. 1952. An act authorizing appropriations to carry out conservation programs on military reservations and public lands during fiscal years 1983. 1984. and 1985. and for other purposes. H.R. 5204. An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to accept certain lands for the benefit of the Sycuan Band of Mission Indians: H.R. 6946. An act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide penalties for certain false identification related crimes. H.R. 7155. An act to settle certain Indian land claims within the State of Florida. and for other purposes. and H.R. 7377. An act to designate the Lakeview Lake project. Mountain Creek. Tex.. as the "Joe Pool Lake." H.R. 2520 An act for the relief of Emanuel F. Lenkersdorf. H.R. 2330. An act to authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. as amended. and section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974. as amended. and for other purposes. H.R. 2481. An act for the relief of Cynthia Gambon Rabena. H.R. 5238. An act to amend the Federal Food. Drug. and Cosmetic Act to facilitate the development of drugs for rare diseases and conditions. and for other purposes. H.R. 6120. An act to reauthorize the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act for fiscal years 1983 and 1984. H.R. 6254. An act to amend title 3. United States Code. to clarify the function of the U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division with respect to certain foreign diplomatic missions in the United States. and for other purposes. H.R. 6804. An act to provide subsistence allowances for members of the Coast Guard officer candidate program. and for other purposes. H.R. 7406. An act to designate a certain Federal building in Springfield. Ill.. the "Paul Findley Building". H.R. 7420. An act to name the fish hatchery at the Warm Springs Dam component of the Russian River. Dry Creek. California. project as the Don H. Clausen Fish Hatchery. H.J. Res. 619. Joint resolution designating January 17. 1983. as "Public Employees Appreciation Day". and

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Mr. Speaker. it would seem difficult to add much to the accounts which my colleagues have already given. Wilson Riles is. however. a most remarkable man and no description of his achievements and life would be complete without some mention of the man and his vision. Wilson Riles believes in a system of education that embraces all children and every child. a system that meets common and unique needs alike. Riles programs are designed to accommodate the students rather than force fit students into an arbitrary structure. Equity. choice. and equality must be assured to all in Riles view. Wilson Riles believes that those closest to the learning child are in the best position to effect change and assess educational progress. Accordingly. Riles believes that as much discretion and authority as possible should be left to the school site and its primary participantsteachers. parents. site administrators. and even older students. Wilson Riles believes that leadership is best realized through the building of consensus. through coalition. Educational leadership is exercised. and educational change brought about at school. district or State levels when all parties with an interest in education cooperate in pursuit of goals that are consensually set and mutually beneficial. Finally. Wilson Riles believes that education is societys best investment in the future and. like any investment. Riles believes that handsome future returns can only be assured through appropriate current support and resources. As we have heard. this extraordinary man has been uncommonly successful in bringing his dreams into reality. During his incumbency as Californias educational leader. Wilson Riles has: Proposed and obtained legislation that ensures each child in California Public Schools will achieve basic competency in reading. arithmetic and language by the third grade. Led coalitions to obtain the passage of three major school finance bills. Developed a plan in response to the Serrano decision that brought equity to all districts alike. rich or poor. Formed a coalition that enabled school districts to deal in an orderly way with the 10 percent cuts imposed by proposition 13. Built the finest schools in the country for deaf and blind students. Created State management assistance teams to assist local school districts in improving their administrative practices. Streamlined the textbook adoption process. Advocated achievement standards that reflect specific competencies and skills. rather than numbers of courses and hours of attendance. Established minimum competency requirements for all students graduating from all California public schools. Strengthened admission requirements to state universities and colleges. Someday I hope to ask Wilson Riles how he managed to do all of these things while maintaining a happy marriage for over 40 years to an equally remarkable lady. Louise Riles. Together. Wilson and Louise have raised four children who are now well established with families of their own. I would like to close my comments with a quote from Wilson Riles that seems to me to reflect his personal philosophy very well. When asked whether American education had perhaps passed its zenith in recent years. Riles replied. "Excellence is a journey. not a destination."*

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Mr. Speaker. I would like to join my colleagues in paying tribute to Wilson Riles whose accomplishments have extended well beyond the traditional territory of educational policy as well as the borders of California. During the course of his illustrious career. Wilson Riles has been appointed to the National Council of Educational Research by three Presidents. He has served on no less than 34 national and statewide boards. Commissions and task forces. Most of his service has related to educational concerns. but Wilson Riles has also served with distinction in the effort to expand and extend human rights. A long time member of the NAACP. Wilson Riles was afforded the associations highest honor in 1973 when he was awarded the Springarn Medal. In 1978. Riles was awarded the Robert Maynard Hutchins Award by the Encyclopedia Britannica. and the Distinguished Service Award by the Harvard Club of San Francisco. In the early stages of his career. Wilson Riles served as Southwest regional secretary for the Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR). a Quaker organization tha. worked with religious leaders and community groups for nonviolent social change. Riles has come to the attention of FOR leadership when. as head of the all black Dunbar School in Flagstaff after World War II he resurrected a defunct chapter of the NAACP that successfully desegregated local movie theaters. In 1952. he was a leader in the ultimately successful efforts to desegregate Arizonas schools. Riles FOR experience. based in Los Angeles. took him throughout the Southwest and brought him to the attention of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King. who offered him a top post in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Riles declined. Instead. he took a California civil service test and placed among the top three contendersthe only black to do so. In 1958. he became the first black consultantthe entrylevel professional position in the California Department of Education. During his employment with the department of education. and of course. after his election to the chief position in that agency. Wilson Riles has repeatedly reached out to involve the larger community in educational matters while he participated in that community in a variety of ways. Wilson Riles has been a prime advocate of teaching economics in the publics schools. He serves today on the board of the foundation for Teaching Economics. and he was instrumental in the establishment of basic proficiency requirements for California students which stress life skills in the world of work. When certain major auto industry plants were recently forced to close their doors in California. Wilson Riles successfully brought industry. labor and schools together to provide retraining of the laidoff workers. I think it worth noting that Riles reputation for sound judgment and broad understanding has led to his appointment on the board of directors of three major corporations. From virtually every perspective. Wilson Riles has made a positive contribution to his times. He is richly deserving of such honors as we can bestow upon him today.9

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Mr. Speaker. it is a pleasure for me to associate myself with the remarks of my California colleagues concerning that great American educator. Dr. Wilson Riles. who will retire shortly from the position of State superintendent of public instruction for California. I first became acquainted with Wilson when he was the California State director of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Beginning then. and throughout my years as chairman of the Education and Labor Committee. I have called on Wilson many times for advice and help. and he has never failed to respond fully. with intelligent and concise answers to some very difficult questions. He has also participated fully in our annual struggles to obtain more adequate funding for education programs. I am sure that Wilson will be back here working with us and testifying before our committee. as he goes into what I am sure will be an active retirement. The welcome mat will always be out for him so long as I am chairman of the committee. I am glad that you have honored him today. I join you in saluting a great American and a great educator. Wilson Riles. I wish him well in his future activities. which I know will involve continued service to the schoolchildren of America. and I extend to him the hand of friendship.*

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Mr. Speaker. on December 12. Pittsfield. Mass.. lost one of its most forwardthinking leaders of the centuryDonald Butler. former mayor of Pittsfield. who died at the age of 66. He served the city of Pittsfield as a city councilor for 18 years before becoming mayor in 1967. where he served for 6 years. Donald Butler was the consummate public servant. His service in city government was based on a deeply rooted sense of care and love for the city and its people. To him. people did not represent votes or margins of victory. but rather individuals with needs. hopes. and feelings who wanted community leaders who understood these needs. To that end. Donald Butler established a record of community service

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Mr. Speaker. Nicaragua has lost another Ambassador. Francisco Fiallos. Nicaraguas Ambassador to Washington. has resigned in frustration over the direction his country is taking. This is not an isolated incident. Ambassador Fiallos predecessor. Arturo Cruz. resigned for basically the same reason. Fiallos resignation was precipitated when he gave an interview to a Nicaraguan newspaper in which he had the temerity to suggest that the Sandinista regime could do itself a favor by revoking press censorship. calling "free. just. and honest elections." following a "genuinely nonalined" foreign policy. and treating the Nicaraguan church with a respect commensurate with the deeply held religious beliefs of the Nicaraguan people. When the government censored the interview. Ambassador Fiallos decided that he could no longer in good conscience represent that government. A copy of the interview was obtained by the New York Times and is described in an article which appears at the conclusion of my remarks. Mr. Speaker. Francisco Fiallos and Arturo Cruz are among the most able ambassadors that the Sandinistas are ever likely to find. When people of their caliber. with their concern for the people of Nicaragua. find themselves unable to support the current direction of the Nicaraguan revolution. then I grieve for Nicaragua. From the day that I became chairman of the Subcommittee on InterAmerican Affairs. I have fought against the administrations covert action campaign to destabilize the Nicaraguan Government. I am the author of a bill to prohibit such activities. which was the basis for action recently taken by the House. I have fought against the use of Honduras as a staging area for U.S.-supported military actions against Nicaragua. including the improvement of airfields for that purpose. I have fought for a positive response by my Government to every responsible Central American peace initiative. I will continue to do these things. In an attempt to be constructive. for 2 years I have practiced quite diplomacy. muting my criticisms of the direction of the Nicaraguan revolution out of fear that they would be used by Nicaraguas enemies. I have traveled to Nicaragua. received Nicaraguan officials in my office. and engaged in private correspondence with Nicaraguan leaders. all with the objective of making the same points in private to the Nicaraguan Government that Ambassador Fiallos sought to exercise his right as a Nicaraguan citizen to make publicly: That to maintain any understanding in the international community. Nicaragua must now. unequivocally. choose the path of freedom. democracy. nonalinement. and respect of basic freedoms for its people. Most recently. on September 29 I joined six other Members of the House in addressing a private letter stating these concerns to the Nicaraguan junta and directorate. That letter has not been answered. Mr. Speaker. I must now say to the leaders of Nicaragua: What do we have to show for our efforts? What do we have to show for our forbearance? How much longer do you expect us to remain silent in the face of what seems to be the slow but inexorable destruction of the ideals of your revolution? I make this statement with full knowledge that it will be used by those who wish Nicaragua ill. But the seriousness of the situation demands it. Nicaragua must change course. and it must do so now. If it does not. it will achieve by its own actions the very isolation. the very ostracism by the democratic world. that some outside of Nicaragua are now trying to impose on it. [From the New York Times. Dec. 13. 1982]

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Mr. Speaker. I wish to add my accolades to those of others who have extolled the excellence of my friend JIM MATTOX of Texas. JiM may be the only U.S. House Member to return directly to statewide office at the State levelachieved by a mixture of courage and determination. an indefatigable campaigning style that overcomes all obstacles. In this new high responsibility of attorney general of Texas. he will be heard. both statewide and nationally. and will be watched with pride by his many friends in the Texas delegation and in the House. We wish him the good fortune he deserves..

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Mr. Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to recognize a distinguished Member of this House who will be leaving Congress at the end of this term. Congressman EDWARD DERWINSKI has served this institution with dignity and honor for the last 23 years. As a senior member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. ED DERwINSKIS leadership on foreign policy issues has been intelligent and fairminded. While we have not always agreed on issues. I have always appreciated his sincerity and honesty. and wit. The people of Illinois and the American public have had a dedicated public servant in ED DERWINSKI. and I hope he continues his service when he leaves this House. I wish ED all the best in the future.9

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Mr. Speaker. I am pleased to join my fellow colleagues in commending BILL BRODHEAD for his many accomplishments in the Congress. Elected in the "Watergate class" of 1974. BILLs career has spanned a tumultuous era in American political life. Throughout this period. however. BILL has remained steadfast to the finest traditions of the Democratic Party. Principle has always governed BILLS career in Congress. yet it is not blind allegiance but reasoned judgment that has given him direction. At a time when the policy direction of the Democratic Party is being reassessed from within the party. BILLs measured perspective has focused our attentions on the partys traditional social conscience. Through his work as chairman of the Democratic Study Group. BILL has given leadership and guidance to his fellow Members on the entire spectrum of complicated issues we face in Congress. For this service. we all owe BILL a great debt. BILL BRODHEAD has maintained his principles even at times when it was not vogue to do so. The perspective which he has provided the Congress will always be valuable and it is my sincere hope that he will continue to be in touch with us often in the coming years.o

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Mr. Speaker. one of the finest Members of the House of Representatives with whom I have had the pleasure to serve is the Honorable WILLIAM BRODHEAD of our Michigan delegation. BILL has been a conscientious and respected Member of this body. serving his constituency with conviction. integrity. and dedication to the public interest. BILL first served with me on the Energy and Power Subcommittee where we worked together to mold and direct new and urgent national energy laws to protect the Nation and its consumers. His subsequent assignment to the Ways and Means Committee further exemplified his guiding leadership on major national issues affecting the wellbeing of so many Americans. We will miss BILL as will his constituency. but wish him well in his future endeavors.o

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Mr. Speaker. I am happy to join my colleagues in honoring the contributions of TOBY MOFFxT. who will be leaving ustemporarily I hopeat the end of this Congress. TOBY MOFFETT is. by almost any measurement. one of the outstanding young men to have served in this House in the past decade. His energy. his keen understanding and his integrity were noted from his first weeks here back in 1974. and he has grown as fast in statesmanship as he has in the esteem with which he is held by his colleagues. ToBY MOFFTrr could always be found on the side of the people against the interests. and whether he won or lost. he pursued his beliefs with an energy and an ability that invited admiration. Although he is only in his thirties today. he has already amassed a distinguished vita. Because we know him. we know that his recent loss in an election campaign will not put a period at the end of a stillburgeoning career. We will hear more of TOBY MOFFETT in the futureand for this Member. that will be welcome news indeed.*

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Mr. Speaker. the No. 1 killer of people under the age of 35 years in the United States is perhaps the most violent. yet preventable. tragedy threatening the health and safety of our citizensthat is. the motor vehicle crash. Every day more than 140 Americans die violently on our highways. and we know that over onehalf are due to drunk driving. In the past few years. the Federal Government and numerous States and localities have taken some sorely needed first steps aimed at finally bringing under control the drunk driving epidemic. Back in 1974. in response to the shortage crisis. the Congress enacted legislation. authored by our colleague JAMES HOWARD of New Jersey. setting the national speed limit at 55miles per hour. In doing so. what resulted was the most effective highway safety tool put to use to date. which. according to the National Safety Council. has saved as many as 40.000 lives on the Nations roads. As a member of the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving. I was honored last week to join my fellow commissioners at the White House to present to President Reagan our "Interim Report to the Nation." which advocates the critical need to continue enforcing the Federal 55milesperhour standard. Without question. keeping intoxicated persons from getting behind the wheel of a car and increasing safetybelt usage will reduce significantly the tragic daily deaths and crippling inju-

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Mr. Speaker. the shortness of the lameduck session did not permit the consideration of the Immigration Reform Act. H.R. 7357. While I had serious reservations about the bill in several areas. I believe that the asylum adjudication provisions in the House bill were a significant improvement over Senate provisions and would have gone a long way in removing the ideological bias which currently permeates our asylum process. I would have hoped that additional amendments. in the area of judicial review and right to counsel. would have further improved these provisions. The need for reform. in this area. is all too evident. The administration has continued to reflect an ideological and racial bias in its conduct of U.S. refugee and asylum policy. I have enclosed for my colleagues consideration a critique of "The Reagan Administrations Human Rights: A MidTerm Review" prepared by Americas Watch. The Helsinki Watch. and the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights. I am hopeful that the Congress will address the concerns raised in this report by adopting the revised asylum procedures put forth in H.R. 7357 with a greater focus on the issue of judicial review and right to counsel.

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Mr. Speaker. this Christmas season is one of the saddest in my lifetime. Millions of Americans enter holidays without jobs and without any bright hopes for the winter months ahead. It is very clear that the Reagan administration and the Congress must pull together in the next few months if we hope to avert continued hard times in the remainder of this century. One shining example of teamwork and devotion to those who desperately need our help exists in Tulsa. Okla.. Neighbor for Neighbor. a communitybased organization devoted to the war on poverty. has worked harder than ever before this year to help every person in need of spiritual and material assistance. In the past fiscal year. Neighbor for Neighbor has provided services valued at $1.1 million to the disenfranchised in our community. In the past 18 months. NFN has distributed over 185.000 pounds of food to Oklahomans. and has delivered health services to over 4.700 persons. I congratulate Dan Allen. director of Neighbor for Neighbor in Tulsa. and his devoted staff for their good work for our community this past year. They have been a vital part of our community for 15 years. and they continue to be a saving force for thousands of Oklahomans. I hope that this administration and this Congress will do their jobs next year so we can alleviate the burgeoning workload of Neighbor for Neighbor.*

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Mr. Speaker. the national jobless rate reached its highest point since 194010.8 percent. Unemployment is undisputably the No. 1 economic challenge facing the country today. With this distressing statistic in mind. I was pleased that the President supported and signed into law on October 13. 1982 the Job Training Partnership Act. Some estimates conclude that the new program would train more than 1 million people annually in skills to be used in private sector jobs. The important and innovative provision in this legislation. as opposed to CETA. is the role of the private sector. "The partnership" aspect of the program will encourage that cooperation of State and local government officials with the private sectorwhere the permanent jobs are created and maintained. The participants should be trained for jobs that actually exist in the private sector. The program is important and innovative for this reason: It tailors local employment programs to private sector labor needs. As the recession continues and unemployment becomes more severe. another long term problem has developed: dislocated workers. For the first time. this program is aimed specifically at retraining workers who have lost their jobs as a result of structural economic changes. Even though the transitional stage from CETA to new training programs will be in place during fiscal year 1983. preliminary estimates are available concerning the new laws impact on Massachusetts. According to the Massachusetts Department of Manpower Development. the State will recieve approximately 2.31 percent of the total funds allocated. Assuming that fiscal year 1984 appropriations will be somewhat similar to previous years ($3.7 billion total). $68 million will be available to Massachusetts. In the western part of the Statecomposing much of the First Congressional Districtthe prime sponsor in Pittsfield could recieve $1.6 million while the Springfield prime sponsor could receive almost $5 million. Ultimately. thousands of Massachusetts residents could be trained in this program. Mr. Speaker. many Members of this House had reservation about various provisons of this legislationmyself included. However. during this period of extraordinary unemployment complicated by swiftly changing "international economy." employment training

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Mr. Speaker. I welcome the opportunity to honor the record of service to our people that has been compiled by a talented and able colleague whose voluntary departure from our ranks will be sorely felt. It has been my privilege to work with Bo GINN on both the Committee on Appropriations and on our Subcommittee on Military Construction Appropriations. During these years my respect for and appreciation of Bo GINNs abilities has grown. But. even before our Appropriations experiences. I had learned of Bo GINNs dedication as we were brought in more frequent contacts by our shared interests in stimulating and supporting private business and private sector job development. in building. repairing of rehabilitating our transportation network. and in improving our national defense system to achieve peace through strength. Bo GINNs knowledge of the way Government works and his willingness to understand the concerns and problems of the people of other congressional districts have served to benefit people in communities all across our Nation.e

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Mr. Speaker. one of our societys most serious problems today is drunk drivingparticularly among teenagers. It is a stubborn problem which is killing off our young peopleour futureat an alarming rate. The No. 1 health problem of our teens is not disease. fire. dope. or handguns. but the family car driven by an alcoholimpaired youngster. When the final tally is in this year. about 8.000 teenagers will have died in alcoholrelated crashes. Another 40.000 will be injured. It is obvious we need innovative approaches to combat the strong peer pressures to drink and drive. One such approach. a film aimed at teenage audiences. produced by the National Association of Independent Insurers. is described in a recent column by Judy Mann of the Washington Post. The column very aptly zeroes in on the filmmakers successful effort to bring the "dont drink and drive" message to teenagers without scolding. threatening. or preaching. It will be made available on a free rotating loan basis to any high school that requests it early next year. I commend the NAIL. the worlds largest property casualty insurance trade association representing more than 500 companies. for such a worthwhile undertaking. I urge my colleagues to read this article. The article follows: [From the Washington Post. Dec. 17. 1982]

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then showed the audience of government officials. congressional staffers. insurance executives. educators and law enforcement officials a movie called "Just Along for the Ride." The filmpart of an industry response to the enormous cost in lives. injuries and therefore premiums caused by drunken driversis aimed particularly at teenagers. a group that is four times more likely to have an alcoholrelated crash than any other group of drivers. The film shows why. It is the story of three likable youngsters. their friends. and how an ordinary day and a typical teenagers party degenerates into tragedy. There are no adults in the movie. except at the end. The homes are upscale. suburban. with long driveways and wooded grounds. The three main characters are shown doing chores and thinking about grades. One. Danny. talks about facing a trigonometry exam and refers to himself as "the future chief of surgery." His girlfriend. Lisa. nudges him about studying for a Spanish exam. Most of the actors were professionals who spent a week making the film in Ohio. But the third main character. "D. J.." was played by John Mitchell. a sophomore theatre major at Northwestern University. "It started out with a regular script." he said. "When we got ahold of it. we realized it was totally outdated in terms of language. It was really preachy. Through the whole process. we improvised off the script." The result is a look into the social lives of teenagers that will ring true to a teenaged audience and any parent of teenagers who has been paying attention. These are not troubled or delinquent kids. they are happy. clowning. funloving. enamored of cars and bent on having a good time. "Thats all there is." says D. J. at one point. "is having a good time. You sip some brew and have a good time." The film shows the kids beginning to drink casually in the afternoon. Lisa is an exception. She doesnt drink much. and she cautions Danny to "lay off the stuff. If you start drinking at four. your partys going to be over at five." He resents it. The film shows the peer pressure. the ready availability of liquor in parents homes. the absence of the parents. and the ignorance that young people have about how much they can handle. Mike. a college student who travels with a cooler of beer in his car trunk. declares at one point: "I dont care how wasted I get. Im in control. I drive better wasted than most people do sober." Three girls are seen sitting in a house. sipping wine. beer and tequila and making plans for the party. The boys show up in front of the picture window. holding cans of beer. clowning around and pretending to shoot each other. The scene. Mitchell said. just happened. But the symbolism is there. The party is a parents nightmare: beer and liquor abound. Nearly everyone is drinking. except Lisa. When the kids leave to get pizza. she wants to drive. but Danny. telling her she makes him feel like a baby. refuses. She goes with another boy who also has been drinking. but who tells his girlfriend to drive. Both cars leave. with Danny barely in control of D. J.s car. He weaves and then misses a stop sign. D. J. yells "Theres a car coming." They crash. and suddenly the screen is filled with Lisas bloodied face and anguished expression. It cost the NAII $200.000 to film a painfully realistic look into the beerlaced world of many American teenagers. The organization is going to lend the movie to schools around the country. Fittingly. it was previewed here during the week that President Reagan has designated to focus national attention on drunken driving. This is a film written. not by adults but by young people. with their feelings. their antics. and their jargon. it is the kind of film that may make others think twice before drinking and driving. In a society that loses about 8.000 of its youths a year from alcoholrelated accidents. that is surely one of the best investments the industry has made.*

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Mr. Speaker. I am inserting the following report by Americas Watch. Helsinki Watch. and the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights. The report presents a midterm review of the Reagan administrations human rights policy. I would urge the membership to read this report. The report follows:

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Mr. Speaker. I would like to share with my colleagues. the contributions of a most dynamic citizen who has a record of voluntary and professional service that spans more than 33 years. It is important that the career of Mrs. Mary Bonino Jones be acknowledged before the Congress and thereby throughout the Nation. In doing so. I know that others will be inspired to make similar contributions to their community. and will seek to excel in their own career. Those of us in the 38th Congressional District of California and all of Orange County already know Mary Jones to be a person who possesses many exemplary qualities. At a time when she has announced her retirement from her professional career. it is fitting to highlight her record of service from a seemingly endless list of activities. To begin. Mrs. Jones has been a distinguished leader in the public relations field. For 20 years. she has held the prestigious and demanding position of community affairs manager for the Disneyland Division of Walt Disney Productions. This role encompassed the administration of the "Annual Disneyland Community Service Awards program." Under her direction. this celebrated program has been administered effectively and impartially as a means by which hundreds of philanthropic organizations are recognized for their humanitarian accomplishments. In the area of civic and charitable affairs. Mrs. Jones influence has been visible through her service as a Girl Scout troop leader of 15 years. She has also been a founder and vice president of the Anaheim Arts Council. and the founding chair of the Orange County Arts Alliance. The always friendly and vivacious Mary Jones has somehow found the time to serve as member of the Anaheim YWCA Board of Directors. the KOCETV Citizens Advisory Council. the Guardian Angels of Anaheim Memorial Hospital. the communications division of the Orange County United Way North/ South. and two of the citizens capital improvement committees for the city of Anaheim. In essence. Mrs. Jones has shown continuous devotion to her family. her church. her employer. her city. and the county. Based upon this track record. I anticipate that despite her professional retirement. she will never leave the mainstream of our community. Mary Jones has previously been honored by the Orange County Board of Supervisors. the Anaheim City Council. the Anaheim Chamber of Commerce. and the Orange County Chapter of the National Conference of Christians and Jews. I am now pleased to extend my own recognition as a Member of Congress. on behalf of myself. and many constituents whom I know to be equally appreciative of this remarkable woman. Mr. Speaker. it is with pride that I ask my colleagues to

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Mr. Speaker. as a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I have participated in a wide range of activities and discussions related to U.S. natural gas policy. Questions related to natural gas are multifaceted. Some aspects affect domestic producers. pipelines. distribution companies. and consumers. while other parts of the natural gas question include significant foreign policy dimensions. Such is the case with the importation of Algerian liquified natural gas (LNG) and Canadian and Mexican natural gas. For this reason. while we need to pursue a broad range of issues related to natural gas in the context of the Energy and Commerce Committee. I also believe it would be appropriate for the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees to hold hearings on the foreign policy dimensions of natural gas importation. With this thought in mind. I have asked the chairman of these two committees to hold hearings on this im-

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Mr. Speaker. the National Conference of Christians and Jews held its International Conference in West Berlin. Germany in August 1982. Accompanying the group of 20 delegates participating in this conference was Dr. Martin M. Weitz of Laguan Hills. Calif. A long time advocate for JudeoChristian values. Dr. Weitz has willingly shared his experiences of Berlin during several visits over the years. At the International Conference. he spoke about the progress of "BerlinPast and Present and Future." Dr. Weitz considers his visits to Berlin a multifaceted "mission" which I would like to share with my colleagues in the House of Representatives. Dr. Weitz sees how much can be accomplished through international cooperation and common objectives. In his words. I submit for my colleagues. Dr. Weitzs perceptions of Germany in his visit to the Spandau sector of West Berlin. I know my House colleagues will be interested in this account of "BerlinPast and Present and Future." An exposure to the total Jewish Community of estimated 30.000 in the Federal Republic. in general and a crosssection survey of the Jewish "Gemeindes" of all cities we visited. with conferences with leaders and rabbis and visits to rebuilt synagogues. centers. libraries. hospitals. and homes for the aged. We represented the World Union for Progressive Judaism and its president. Dr. Solomon B. Freehof of Pittsburgh. in our efforts to help some of the cities secure qualified Rabbis for their untended "Gemeindes." A series of visits with "foster children" or "graduates" from the Ventnor Foundation. on organization directed by Dr. and Mrs. Hilton S. Read of Ventnor City. New Jersey. and chaired by Dr. I. S. Ravdin of Philadelphia. Pennsylvania. whereby 900 or more medical students from Germany. Holland. France. Poland. Israel and other countries were able to serve as interns in American hospitals one or two years. thus combining American knowhow and technique and democracy with European training and culture for the benefit of doctor and patient and for the world community. We were able to have special conferences with many of these "graduates" in Cologne. Munich. Stuttgart and Berlin. For the Jewish Chautauqua Society of New York City. interested in intergroup appreciation on college campuses. in summer camps. as well as in great libraries in American and increasingly around the world. we were able to have pilotseminars with university graduate students in Bonn. Hamburg. Tubingen. Frankfurt. Munich and Berlin and conferences with leading university libraries so that select volumes of Biblica and Judaica in English would become gifts of goodwill from Jews of America to German students and professors interested in values beyond all barriers. Among the leading university libraries selected were: Universitas Bibliothek. Cologne. University of Bonn. Bonn. Germany. State and University Library. Hamburg. Library of Free University. Berlin. Library. University of Munich. Munich. Tubingen. Universitas Biobliothek. Wilhelmstrasse. Library of Frankfurt University. Conferences with outstanding leaders in intergroup communication in every city we visited were held. These included distinguished priests. pastors. rabbis. and civic leadersall engaged in dialogue at its best. in units similar to our National Conference of Christians and Jews. and its round tables. but ahead of our American experiment in many ways. probably due to the great need in Germany to make up for lost time and lost lives in the past.e

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Mr. Speaker. I have introduced a bill which would streamline the current procedure by which a private company is granted permission to launch a vehicle into space. This bill. known as the Space Commerce Act. is of vital importance to the success of private sector involvement in our Nations space effort. There can be no question that the commercial era of space has dawned with the arrival of the 1980s. As a Congress. we must do what we can to encourage the private sector to invest in space and spacerelated activities. for as history has shown. an investment in space is one of the soundest economic investments we can make in our Nations future. Under current practice. it is quite difficult for a private company to receive the necessary clearances to launch a vehicle into space. In fact. the process is not only complicated. but often requires a company to spend an inordinate amount of time and money in an effort to receive those clearances. One company which recently conducted a suborbital launch was required to obtain regulatory permissions. clearances. and approvals from five different Federal agencies or bodies: the Federal Aviation Administration. the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. the Department of State. the Federal Communications Commission. and the North American Defense Command. Furthermore. not only did the company have to register with the Internal Revenue Service. but incredible as it may seem. with the Bureau of Alcohol. Tobacco and Firearms as well. As a result of this ponderous procedure. this particular company was required to invest over 6 months and more than a quarter of a million dollars in legal fees to be cleared for launch. The bill I have introduced simply streamlines the regulatory procedure by establishing a single point of contact within the Federal Government for applicants to obtain permission to launch a space vehicle. Under the terms of this bill. this single point of contact would be responsible for coordinating and facilitating all Federal actions pertinent to private sector space launches. In turn. this single point of contact would issue a comprehensive license for space vehicle launchings to private companies. This bill would in no way abrogate our national security interests. and would certainly result in an efficient and less costly procedure for regulating private space launches. There can be no doubt that private sector involvement will shape the future of our Nations space effort in the years ahead. Already. there are at least six companies which have publicly announced their intention to commercialize various aspects of space launch services. By streamlining the regulatory procedure for companies involved in this activity. this bill encourages the development of new enterprises in the space fieldnot by subsidy or special treatment. but rather by opening up new opportunities for entrepreneurs. These new business opportunities can be exploited and developed by small and middle size businessesbusinesses which form the backbone of our American economy. By streamlining the regulatory procedure. this bill also encourages the creation of new jobs. for as the industry grows. so does the number of people necessary to it.

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Mr. Speaker. last month I participated in an International Symposium on Alcohol and Driving. sponsored by the American Insurance Association and the Insurance Information Institute. More than 600 persons active in the daytoday battle to get drunk drivers off the Nations highways attended the symposium here in Washington. They were representatives of Federal. State. county. and city governments. including legislators. the judiciary. and regulatory agencies. citizens groups. academia. the clergy. a variety of business organizations. and the media. Each of the 50 States was represented as were several foreign countries. Also. it is noteworthy that many of the participants attended the symposium through scholarships funded by individual companies in the insurance and alcoholic beverage industries. The symposium featured 30 experts on the problems of drunk driving who examined what programs have been effective in curtailing the drinking drivers and how they could be adapted to different locales. One speaker de-

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Mr. Speaker. the adjournment of the 97th Congress will mark the end of a distinguished career in Congress for our colleague from Illinois. ED DERWINSKI. It has been a privilege and honor to have served with ED for the past 2 years on the Post Office and Civil Service Committee. His actions have reflected his dedication and commitment to the best interests of both active and retired Federal employees. He has served the Nation well and he will leave a void on the committee that will be impossible to fill. It is with regret that I acknowledge his departure from the House. but we are fortunate that he will continue in public service at the State Department and I wish him continued success in his new position. I would like to share with my colleagues an editorial in a recent edition of the Federal Times which aptly describes ED as "a class act." [From the Federal Times. Dec. 20. 1982J

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Mr. Speaker. for the past 19 years. the people of the Second Congressional District of California have said with great pride that their Congressman is DON CLAUSEN. I rise today to pay tribute to a fine man and colleague. DON. a California native son. born and raised in Humboldt County will be best remembered by his colleagues for his many contributions as the ranking minority member on the House Public Works and Transportation Committee. DON has been especially effective in this position during this session of Congress and one hopes that some of the legislative initiatives to which he lent his name will find their way into becoming law soon. DON was especially knowledgeable about aviation matters and was one of the main congressional authorities on the subject. This was evidenced by the fact that in his precongressional life DON was chairman of the California AerospaceAviation Education Task Force and later and today the current president of the Congressional Flying Club. DON is also the proud recipient of the Frank G. Brewer Trophy. the Nations highest award for aerospace education. DON has been a good friend to many in this House and will be missed. His counsel was sought by many and valued by all who received it. The House will miss DON CLAUSEN but is grateful for all he gave to this institution.e

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Mr. Speaker. Wall Street gets badly shaken by bankruptcies and defaults as described in the following articles. so how are they going to deal with the unbelievable pending $26 billion bond default of the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS)? The articles follow: [From the Wall Street Journal. Aug. 17. 1982]

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Mr. Speaker. it is with great pride that I bring to the attention of my colleagues the 80th anniversary of the first transmittal of radio across the Atlantic by the famed Italian inventor. Guglielmo Marconi. Few of us appreciate the importance of this event. Yet. had it not been for Marconis dedication and diligenceas well as intellectwe would not be able to reap the benefits of radio communication today. Thanks to the tireless dedication of Marconis daughter. Gioia Marconi Braga. his memory as well as his achievements have been kept alive. I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Mrs. Braga. most recently in helping to coordinate an exhibition of Marconis work at Columbia University in New York. For the benefit of my colleagues. I wish to insert into the RECORD an article from the Sunday New York Times which details Marconis life and work. [From the New York Times. Dec. 19. 1982J

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Mr. Speaker. I rise to pay tribute to my colleague JIM MATTOX. who will be leaving us at the end of the 97th Congress. JIM is a dedicated and hardworking legislator who has made many valuable contributions during his 6 years of service in the House. His hard work here has led to his being elected attorney general of the State of Texas. JIMS departure is unfortunate for the House. however. I am sure he will continue his good work for the people of Texas. I wish him the best of luck..

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Mr. Speaker. during the recent congressional recess. I had the opportunity to join a number of my colleagues in a factfinding trip to the Middle East. I visited Jordan. Egypt. and Israel meeting and talking with King Hussein. President Hosni Mubarak. Prime Minister Menachem Begin. Defense Minister Ariel Sharon. Israeli Labor Party leader Shimon Peres. municipal officials of Jerusalem and the West Bank. professors at Hebrew University. and others. I had the opportunity to hear. personally. in private meetings. their views on the prospects for peace in the Middle East. We discussed President Reagans Peace Initiative. the effect of Israeli settlements on the West Bank on both the peace process and the character of Israel. the role of the PLO and of Jordan in continuing peace discussions after Camp David. the need for Israel to be recognized and to live within secure and protected borders. and a host of other issues. I left for this trip supportive of President Reagans peace proposalsupportive of his decision to seize the opportunity afforded by the war in Lebanon. The President declared to the Arab nations in his initiative: "The time has come for a new realism on the part of all peoples of the Middle East. The State of Israel is an accomplished fact." He was unwavering in his support for secure borders for Israel. "It deserves unchallenged legitimacy." He opposed a return to the pre1967 borders. He rejected the es-

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it is as large as the Polish debt. $26 billion. and as disastrous as a Polish joke. Five large nuclear reactors financed and put under construction in the Pacific Northwest by the Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS. pronounced WOOPS) in scandalous circumstances which may finally prevent any revenueproducing electrical production and have the Northwest in bondage to Wall Street for an unbelievable $26 billion. This amazing story is told in the following article of the July/ August 1982 issue of Pacific Northwest:

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Mr. Speaker. it is with mixed emotions that I bid farewell to three Ohio colleagues of mine who are leaving Congress. The House will miss BUD BROWN. BILL STANTON. and ED WEBER when we reconvene in January. All three have contributed integrity and dedication to the House and have represented their constituents with distinction. All of us are familiar with BUD BROWNS wellknown energy expertise. BUD was a great source of information for me as I was considering energy decisions affecting the future of this country. He was also an effective member of the Government Operations and Joint Economic Committee. The people of the Seventh District of Ohio apparently agreed and sent BUD back to Washington nine times in all. BILL STANTON also served for 18 years. The people of the l1th District were fortunate to have such a wellrespected man representing them in Washington. Whether BILL Was working skillfully on the floor or attending his committee meetings. his work was always recognized as exemplary. ED WEBER was not in Washington long. but in the short time he was here. he displayed a strong devotion to reduced spending and lower taxes. Again. the people of the ninth district should be proud of the accomplishments of ED WEBER. whether it be in committee or on the floor. I will always remember ED as a very principled person who held his fundamental beliefs in reverence. I wish all three of these distinguished men the best of luck in the future. I hope all of them will stay close to the decisionmaking process in some way. They will be missed.9

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Mr. Speaker. human rights has long been a cornerstone of American foreign policy. President Reagan actively sought to deemphasize human rights in our relations with

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Mr. Speaker. today Congress has reaffirmed the importance of strong U.S. participation in international organizations. especially those organizations that provide services to development activities. such as UNDP and UNICEF. Congress has approved a funding level of approximately $249.000.000 of the total International Operations and Programs account. an increase of $34 million over last years funding level. This years total includes $140.000.000 for UNDP and $42.500.000 for UNICEF. Congress has shown its willingness to make the financial commitment that these programs deserve. and our contributions for this fiscal year will show that we are serious about progress for development and a better life for the worlds children.*

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Mr. Speaker. there is a great deal of risk to congressional credibility in releasing confidentially obtained draft reports to the public. especially when the Member releasing such reports attempts to infer his interpretation of the "true" meaning behind the conclusions of the draft report. Although this is a frequent happening on the Hill these days with respect to certain draft GAO reports on nuclear topics. the resulting adverse publicity from such erroneous evaluations does not often reach the national press. When it does. it becomes a meaningful lesson for those of us prudent enough to learn from the mistakes of others. The attached article appeared in the January 1983 issue of Discover magazine and I recommend it strongly to my colleagues who are concerned about the question of such congressional "leaks." [From Discover Magazine. January 1983]

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Mr. Speaker. it has been a special privilege to serve as a member of the Texas delegation with the Hon. JIM MATTOX and to be able to congratulate him for his recent election as attorney general for the State of Texas. I know that JIM will do as capable a job as a State official as he has here in Washington and that his efforts will be of benefit to all residents of Texas. JIMs service in Congress followed a distinguished career in the Texas House and as assistant district attorney for Dallas County. No doubt both of these offices will serve him well in his next endeavor as State attorney general. He was elected to the House Budget Committee as a freshman Congressman. an unusual occurrence that signified the recognition of his fellow Democrats of his unique talents and abilities. He served with distinction on the Banking. Finance and Urban Affairs Committee as well and his experience in those areas will be missed by the entire delegation. The Fifth District of Texas has been well served by JIM MATTOX and those of us who served with him in this body will miss his presence.e

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Mr. Speaker. on December 19. Maryland lost one of its finest citizens. I am referring to Elmer F. Ruark. the former mayor of Salisbury. who died at the age of 77 at the Deers Head Hospice Center in Salisbury after a long bout with cancer. Mr. Speaker. this man brought energy. dignity. and pride to Eastern Shore politics. He was both tough and gentle. humble and proud. courageous and stubborn. Above all. he was a man of great common sense. Salisbury could not have hoped for a more farsighted. dedicated advocate. During his tenure as mayor of that Eastern Shore city. a period that began in 1974 and ended last spring. Salisbury experienced a rennaissance that changed its face forever. Under Mr. Ruarks guidance. Salisburys central business district and its riverfront began to be revitalized. His administration also oversaw the creation of a new street. Eastern Shore Drive. Mr. Speaker. Elmer Ruark was a man of strong conviction and great vision. He had an almost fundamentalist reverence for the Bible. God and church were the guiding forces in his life and he could see. as few others could. parallels between religion and politics. He proved to me that the two need never conflict and. in the process. made me a better Congressman. The Salisbury Daily Times. in an editorial. recalled that. "Nobody was more devoted to his family and his city than Elmer F. Ruark.... Those of us who knew him can model ourselves after him." Paul Martin. Salisburys mayor since March. described Mr. Ruark as "a man who served his office with dignity and dedication. I cant speak to highly of him." At the Allen Memorial Baptist Church he was a former chairman of the Board of Deacons and a former Sunday School teacher who taught a class on a local radio station. In addition. Mr. Ruark was a former moderator of the Eastern Baptist Association. which covers the Eastern Shore. and a former president of the Maryland Baptist Convention and of the State Mission Board. Mr. Ruarls politics were simplehe loved serving people. He encouraged Salisburys participation in grants from the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. which provided 37 units of housing for the elderly and rent subsidy for 62 households. Mr. Ruark and other city leaders also pushed for rehabilitation of houses owned by lowincome families. using State and Federal funds. Mr. Ruark was also an active supporter of the creation of the historic district in Salisbury. known as Newtown. where he and his wife lived. Although his home was the Eastern Shore. his range of experience extended far beyond its boundaries. During World War II he served with Senator Harry Jackson and he also corresponded with President Harry Truman. A native of the Salisbury area. he was a graduate of the Wicomico County public school system and the old Paynters Business College in Salisbury. After operating a family farm for a while. he became a mail carrier in Salisbury in 1930. He retired in 1960 as foreman of mails. He entered the insurance business that same year. operating a firm that bore his name until he sold it in 1973. As Salisburys mayor. the first public office for which he had campaigned. Mr. Ruark was well liked and well respected both for his accomplishments and his dignified bearing. Active in Democratic policies and community affairs. he was a supporter of such economic development programs for Salisbury as the dredging of the Wicomico River and construction of the Eastern Shores first multilevel parking garage outside Ocean City. He was a former chairman of the Wicomico County Recreation Commission and a former president of the Salisbury Kiwanis Club. and the Wicomico County Historical Society. He was a member of the Salisbury Chamber of Commerce. the Delmarva Advisory Council. and the Greater Salisbury Committee. Despite the energy and time required for those duties. he still found time to be active in fund drives for such groups as the American Cancer Society. the Heart Association of the Lower Eastern Shore. the United Fund. the Red Cross. and Peninsula General Hospital. Mr. Speaker. I cannot stress enough how much of an impact this man had on the development of Salisbury and its citizens. This is also the time to express our gratitude to the mayors wife. the former Eunice Hayes. for sharing a portion of his exciting life with us. Elmer and Eunice were an inspiring team and their contributions will never be forgotten. I would also like to pay tribute to Mr. Ruarks children. Richard Ruark of Hebron and Davis Ruark of Salisbury. They can be proud to have been so close to a man that was so widely respected. To all of them I extend my deepest sympathy.

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Mr. Speaker. I feel privileged today to participate in honoring our distinguished colleague from Pennsylvania. DON BAILEY. I approach this occasion with regret. however. as I feel that the departure of DON BAILEY is a great loss to Congress. Although his time in Congress has been brief. he has had the impact of a senior Member. DONs career has been a shining example of the highest ideals of public service. From his decorated heroism in Vietnam. to his determined leadership in the U.S. Congress. DON has always served the American people to the utmost of his ability. As a colleague of DONs on the Ways and Means Committee. I have come to recognize his dynamic influence. His advice is sought after and respected on the committee and his views never fail to be insightful. When our committee was deliberating last years tax bill. I was especially impressed with DONs unwavering commitment to assuring that the greatest degree of equity was present in the final product. Whatever DON decides to pursue after his departure from Congress. I am confident that it will involve service to the American people. Our society is advanced by the dedication of men like DON BAILEY.

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Mr. Speaker. I join with my colleagues in commending our good friend. JIM JEFFRIES. on the occasion of his leaving us. Although he served in the House only 4 years. anyone who observed him cannot fail to be impressed by his ability and integrity. He was a fine spokesman for the people of the Second District of Kansas. and I know all his friends there take pride in the caliber of service which he has given them. When he goes home to Atchison. Kans.. I hope he will remember on occasion that that fine community has a Kentucky connectionbeing named as I understand for David Rice Atchison. a Senator of the United States from Missouri from 1843 to 1855. who was born at Frogtown. Scott County. Ky.. not far from where my farm is located. The unusual thing about David Rice Atchison is that he may be the forgotten President of the United States. He

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Mr. Speaker. JIM MATTOX. a senior member of the House Budget Committee. is leaving the House of Representatives to become the attorney general in the State of Texas. JIM won an impressive victory. garnering 59 percent of the vote. I am certain that JIM MATTOX will be an outstanding attorney general and will approach the job with competence and dedication. My faith in JIMS future success stems from his distinguished service as a loyal and effective member of the Budget Committee ever since he came to Congress 6 years ago. As chairman of the Budget Committee. I always knew I could count on JIM to support difficult and controversial measures even though they were often on the surface unpopular in his own district. JIM would stand up and be counted for those policies which addressed the national need. Those of us who have served with JIM on the Budget Committee will miss him. I know. however. even in his new position. we can always count on JIM to provide us with wise counsel and advice.9 JIM DUNN

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Mr. Speaker. with the close of the 97th Congress. this distinguished body will lose the services of one of its talented. young legislators. Congressman JIM DUNN of Michigan. While JIM has been with us for an all too brief period. he has distinguished himself as a member of both the Science and Technology Committee and the Veterans Affairs Committee. He has also been an active participant on the many other important issues that faced this Congress. JIMS accomplishments in the House of Representatives stem from the positive attitude of public service which he brought to Washington. He had a very successful construction business in Michigan. and had already made his wealth. Yet. instead of resting on his accomplishments or continuing his efforts in the private sector. JIM came forth to give his talents and energy to the people of Michigan and its Sixth Congressional District. During his years in the House he served the people well and they could be justly proud of him for he was a public servant in the highest sense of the term. Mr. Speaker. I am proud to have known and worked with Congressman JIM DUNN. and I am honored to have been among his friends. I wish him and his family good fortune as they go home to Michigan. We will surely miss him.*

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Mr. Speaker. the immense impact on this Nation of a threatened bond default involving a scandalridden multibillion dollar nuclear energy project demands immediate investigation by the Congress for reasons clearly outlined in the following documents:

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Mr. Speaker. I wanted to take this opportunity to pay tribute to a remarkable woman from Brooklyn. Congresswoman SHIRLEY CHISHOLM who has decided to retire from the House after 12 years of illustrious service. Mrs. CHISHOLM has been an active Member of this body. who has been deeply involved in a range of issues. She has been an advocate of greater Federal aid to education. and has passed legislation creating special programs to interest minority students in careers in science and medicine. During the past 2 years she has been a leader in the effort to obtain just and humane treatment for the thousands who have fled Haiti and sought refuge on our shores. She has consistently supported efforts to make human rights an important component of our foreign policy. and to see that the needs of our citizens. particularly those most in need. are not forgotten in the effort to "balance the budget." Domestic workers are now covered under the minimum wage thanks to her efforts. and she has been a consistent supporter of legislation to protect consumers and preserve our natural resources. Those of us who have had the opportunity to serve with her know the enormous energy and enthusiasm which she has shown in waging the good fight. We respect her decision to retire from the fray. but we are sure that we have not heard the last from her. not as the battle on Reaganomics. unemployment. and New Federalism continue. with the poor. minorities and women the principal victims. I offer her my congratulations for all that she has accomplished in this House. and express my warmest wishes for her continued success and happiness in all her new undertakings.*

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Mr. Speaker. the human rights that Americans accept as part of their everyday lives are unfortunately not shared by our neighbors in all countries around the world. The record of human rights abuses in Latin America and in other countries. and the Reagan administrations stance on those abuses. has been the subject of debate on numerous occasions on the floor of the House of Representatives. The following documents. prepared by the Americas Watch. Helsinki Watch. and the Lawyers Committee for International Human Rights as part of a larger study "The Reagan Administrations Human Rights Policy. a MidTerm Review." address the problem of human rights abuses in Chile. El Salvador. Guatemala. and Rumania. Now that the Reagan administration has been speaking of human rights improvements in Chile. Guatemala. and El Salvador and considering certifying those three countries for their human rights record. I believe that the following documents are more timely than ever. and thus submit them into the RECORD.

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Mr. Speaker. I am joining the distinguished Congresswoman from Maryland. MARJORIE HOLT. in expressing my sense of disgust and outrage about the new human rights violations of the Romanian Government against the leading intellectuals of the Hungarian minority in Transylvania where 2.5 million Hungarians have lived since the ninth century A.D. The culture of Transylvania was for a millennium Hungarian and. now. expression of views that Hungarians should not be condemned to cultural extinction in Romania merits arrests. beatings by the secret police. and threatened charges of treason.

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Mr. Speaker. I want to make it clear that I in no way consider the defeat of H.R. 7357. the Immigration Control and Reform Act of 1982. as a victory. Far from it. I. instead. consider it to be a necessary step in the process of developing a sound immigration policy that reflects the needs and concerns of all Americas communities. The debate over the bill was sincere and most arguments. no matter how diverse. were well considered. This debate was a testimony to our democratic system. I want to express my admiration for my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee who labored so hard on this bill. and who accepted its defeat with dignity and understanding. They are a tribute to this House. I also want to thank the following organizations for all the assistance they gave me on this issue throughout the 97th Congress. their help was invaluable. They are: The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund. the League of United Latin American Citizens. the Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Services. the Church World Services. the American Civil Liberties Union. The United Farm Workers. and the National Coalition on Immigration. One last word. I view the recent discussion of H.R. 7357 as a beginning for the 98th Congress. This is an important issue. and I hope that I am able to make a positive contribution in the next Congress to the development of a just and workable immigration policy.0

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Mr. Speaker. the State of Delaware has been fortunate enough to have had THOMAs EVANS representing their interests in the House of Representatives these past 6 years. It is therefore my pleasure to pay tribute to our retiring colleague and friend TOM EVANS. When I reflect on the many good things about TOM EVANS perhaps his best asset is his ability to work effectively in a bipartisan manner. TOM and I served together on the House Merchant Marine Committee and during these times together I often witnessed ToMs great ability to be a compromisor in matters of importance to our committee. The result was good legislation produced in a bipartisan atmosphere which assured easy passage ultimately by the House. TOM EVANS leaves this House as one of its more popular and respected Members. TOM made it a point to be congenial to his colleagues in the House and when he gave you his word on somethingyou knew it was good. I will remember TOM for his strong support of law enforcement officers which is especially important to me having been a police officer in New York for 23 years before coming to Congress. TOM was a cosponsor and leading advocate of many of the legislative initiatives developed on behalf of law enforcement over the past 6 years. I wish TOM the best of fortunes in whatever future endeavor he chooses. He has been an important Member of the House over the past 6 years and deserves to be commended for all he has accomplished..

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Mr. Speaker. among the many fraternal organizations in America that have contributed to our national character and reputation for generosity and humanity few can surpass the Knights of Columbus. the wellknown and respected international organization of Roman Catholic men. It was on March 29. 1882. that the General Assembly of the State of Connecticut first granted a charter to the Knights of Columbus. the organization has been an integral part of the American community ever since. The Knights of Columbus maintains many chapters throughout our Nation. One of those is in Union. N.J.. the home of Union Council 4504. which recently marked its 25th anniversary. The founding officers of Union Council were a distinguished group of Catholic men: The late Howard R. Leary. the first grand knight of the council. the late John Connell. deputy grand knight. John S. Zimmerman. chancellor. George N. Arnold. warden. Thomas Crimmins. recorder. James Valladares. financial secretary. James Mahon. treasurer. Louis Giacona. lecturer. Rev. Joseph Driscoll. chaplain. the late Weldon Arner. advocate. Dr. James Cappeto. inside guard. Alvin Dietlein. outside guard. and trustees William Darrow. Joseph Gaynor. and Charles Lynch. The Knights of Columbus was founded to help Catholic families and widows in distress. There were no public welfare programs in those days and many new immigrants to America lacked insurance and other protection in the event the family breadwinner died or became handicapped. The Knights of Columbus filled that function with an insurance program that poor and middleincome families could afford. Gradually. the program developed into many areas of community service and religious and charitable activities. and the Knights of Columbus now boasts a membership of more than 1.350.000 members. More important than the number of members is the benevolent work that the Knights of Columbus does. During its 25 years of existence. Union Coun-

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Mr. Speaker. I rise in support of the special order to call attention to the plight of a Hungarian poetwriter who is being held by the authorities in Romania without just cause. I commend the gentle lady from Maryland for calling this special order on Geza Szocs and my other colleagues who are participating here today. The plight of Geza Szocs is not unlike millions of others who find themselves as a minority element under a repressive regime such as the Romanian Government. On November 6. the Romanian security forces arrested numerous Transylvanian Hungarian intellectuals. including Geza Szocs. Their homes were searched. and various writings and documents pertaining to political conditions in the Hungarian ethnic regions of Romania were confiscated. There were apparently about 10 other individuals arrested as well but all have been released and only Geza Szocs is still being confined by the authorities and no one is sure of his whereabouts. Reports indicate that some of those arrested along with Geza were physically beaten during detention and the condition of his health at this stage is unknown. The arrest of these people is believed to be connected with the publication of an unofficial Hungarianlanguage Samizdat journal entitled "Ellenpontac" (counterpoint) in Romania. This periodical was to have listed a number of demands for the improvement of the conditions of the Hungarian minority in Romania and discussed the possibility of Hungarians in Romania being threatened with cultural extinction. It is assumed that Geza Szocs may have been arrested for the nonviolent exercise of his right to freedom of expression. I. along with other Members of Congress are sending a letter to Romanian President Ceausescu requesting an immediate and detailed response as to the charges against Geza Szocs and the state of his present circumstances. The letterwhich I am enclosing a copy of for the REcoRDgoes on to appeal on humanitarian grounds for the immediate release of Szocs and concludes by expressing concern over the increasing incidents of persecution and violations of the Helsinki accords which the Romanian Government signed in 1974. We appeal to the Romanian Government to adopt a better human rights policy and to improve the treatment of Hungarians and other minorities in Romania. I would encourage my colleagues to join with us and add their names to this letter to strengthen our appeal to the Romanian Government and to send them a clear message in behalf of the Hungarians that are oppressed and persecuted in that country. This letter will be sent to President Ceausescu and a copy to Ambassador Mircea Malitza on Friday and I would appreciate my colleagues calling me or my office to indicate their support. Thank you.

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Mr. Speaker. I want to thank the gentleman from California for taking this special order to honor our colleague TOBY MOFFETT. TOBY was not only our colleague but was also our "classmate" from the class of 1974. I can still remember when our class came in. the editorialists and columnists were making their predictions on who from this class would exert forceful leadership in the House of Representatives. One name that continually came up was. of course. TONY MOFFETT. While the writers and pundits might have been wrong on some of the others. they certainly did not miss the mark on TOBY. TOBY soon became a very positive force and conscientious leader for progressive. fair. and humane legislation. I came to know TOBY really well when he. Congressman GEORGE MILLER. and I traveled together to Chile in 1976. It was on this trip that my eyes were opened to the terrible calamity that had befallen that once proud democracy. The suffering. the tortures. the disappeared peoplein short. the boot heel Fascist dictatorship that had taken over that country was brought home very vividly to the three of us. Not content to just wring his hands and bemoan what had happened. TOBY became very active in leading the fight to cuttoff military aid to the Pinochet dictatorship. Time and again TOBY took the lead in demanding for an accounting of the disappeared persons in Chile. I am proud of my association with TOBY in that effort and will always think of 1" m in the framework of his consiste. . support for human rights not on y in Chile but throughout the world. I know. of course. there are many other things TOBY fought hard for here in the Congress. many of which were extremely successful. As chairman of House Subcommittee on the Environment. Energy and Natural Resources. TOBY led the fight for a sane and rational environmental policy. He also bought the powerful interests of "pork barrel" projects. I do not know if it can be correctly tabulated. but I would have to guess that hundreds of millions of dollars. if not billions. were saved to the taxpayers of this country by TOBYs actions. I could continue on. but I suppose I could wrap up my thoughts and feelings about TOBY MOFFETT by simply

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Mr. Chairman. as you know. H.R. 5133. the Fair Practices in Automotive Products Act. was passed by the House on December 15 by a vote of 215 to 188. Prior to passage. it was amended in the Committee of the Whole by a vote of 195 to 194the amendment being offered by Congresswoman FENWICK of New Jersey. The gentleladys amendment reads as follows: "Notwithstanding any other provision of this act. nothing in this act shall be deemed to supersede the terms or conditions of any treaty. international convention. or agreement on tariffs and trade which is in existence on the date of enactment of this act and to which the United States is a party." I would like to take this opportunity to put some points concerning this amendment in the RECORD. Basically. I view this amendment as a very broad and general provision covering many treaties. agreements. and the like. It is unclear what the meaning of this amendment is. or what the need for it can be. H.R. 5133 establishes a content level for the sale of automobiles in interstate commerce and penalties for violation. To the extent that this amendment could be construed to. in effect. undo those provisions of the bill because it might impact on some treaty. et cetera. is dependent on interpretations placed on such agreements when considered in the light of this bill. I do not believe that the provisions of H.R. 5133 are inconsistent with such agreements. It must be noted that if a conflict. in fact. exists. there are adequate procedures under these agreements. such as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). and the courts to resolve the conflicts. In this light. it should be noted that the GATT is not a law of the United States. nor is it a treaty. GATT is an "understanding" that was born in 1947. to which the United States is a party. It is unclear. then. that the gentleladys amendment even encompasses GATT under the term of "agreement." I would hold that it does not. If H.R. 5133 does become law. the Japaneseor any nation for that matterare free to bring a complaint before the GATT. file a petition at its headquarters in Geneva. and follow the procedures that are outlined for disagreements. If a GATT tribunal is called. the United States would be free to introduce as evidence the trade violations of other countries around the worldincluding Japanand demand reciprocity. It Is clear that such a suit is unlikelysuch a move would be to cast stones from the porch of ones glass house.*

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Mr. Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to advise my colleagues of a hearing which I conducted last week of the Subcommittee on Human Services. House Select Committee on Aging. The topic of the hearing was "GrandparentsThe Other Victims of Divorce and Visitation Disputes." At issue were the rights that grandparents have today to visit their grandchildren after a marital dissolution. Our hearing was called to determine what if any Federal role there should be in establishing these rights. Today 42 States in the Union have adopted statutes addressing this issue. but. as witnesses who testified at our hearing stated. these laws vary considerably and lead to great confusion. Our hearing discussed this issue from social. psychological. and legal standpoints. We received testimony from a panel of grandparents who told the subcommittee of their particular problems in gaining visitation privileges. In one case. a couple from New York City indicated they had spent more than $60.000 simply filing petitions for visitation privileges only to have the New York order granting visitation fail to be reciprocated in the State where their grandchildren now reside. Another witness presented a bag containing 15 pounds of legal petitions he was forced to file to gain visitation privileges. Today. approximately 70 percent of older people in the United States have grandchildren. Yet. we also know that 1 million children a year are the victims of divorce. My basic feeling after the hearing is that some Federal legislation may in fact be needed to insure that grandparents have reasonable visitation rights when this is in the best interests of the child. Deprivation of visitation privileges because of the diversity of State laws needs to be examined. It is an issue which I urge my colleagues to give some thought to and hopefully join me in developing a legislative initiative that recognizes and respects both the rights of the grandparents and the best interests of the children. At this point in the RECORD I wish to insert my opening statement which outlines the issues discussed at the hearing:

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Mr. Speaker. the failure of H.R. 7357. the socalled Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. to pass was a great relief to many people. This was extremely dangerous legislation. as this following letter points out. which should never be allowed so close to Congressional approval again. DEAR FRIEND: We did itjust like I said we could four months ago. We defeated that dangerous immigration bill which would have put many American farmers out of business or in jail while recklessly granting wholesale amnesty and government benefits to untold millions of illegal aliens leaving our nations borders open to virtually uncontrolled immigration. As youll recall. this legislative monstrosity. known as the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1982. was being pushed hard by the U.S. Attorney General and had already passed the U.S. Senate by a vote of 8019. so our fight had to be won in the House of Representatives. The very thing that scared farmers and other employers was the same provision that also desperately disturbed Hispanics and other minority groupsthe employer sanctions. which were the heart of the bill itself. We formed that unusual coalition I predicted could be done because of the shocking abuse proposed by this legislation to the human and civil rights of both employers and minority groups. and even all Americans. Some members of this coalition also added tactical strength as House leaders and Committee Chairman. In my own case. as a senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and because of my active efforts on immigration problems. I was appointed as one of the six floor leaders to manage the debate of this legislation before Congress. We secured a wideopen rule for debate and a huge number of amendments to the bill (at least 295) were proposed. This guaranteed that consideration of the legislation would consume many days which. for all practical purposes. amounted to a filibuster. something Congress could not get sidetracked with during the last pressurepacked hours before adjournment. So we were able to avoid a vote. which we might have lost. We ran out the clock on this unacceptable bill in both the regular and special sessions and won a big victory for the basic human and civil rights of both citizens and noncitizens. and for farmers who are so economically vulnerable to the drastic restrictions and fines and jail sentences proposed.

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Mr. Speaker. recently. I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Charles Hillinger. a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. During our conversation. Mr. Hillinger informed me of a story he had written for the Los Angeles Times in 1979 about the world famous Tuskegee Airmen. Mr. Speaker. as many of my colleagues know. the Tuskegee Airmen. were the World War II black fighter pilots for our country. These men were faced with the dual hardship of fighting segregation at home and a war overseas. Yet. Mr. Speaker. they succeeded. The Tuskegee Airmen were not allowed to train or fight side by side with white pilots. However. they fought in the same war and for the same cause. They amassed victories and medals which are tremendously impressive by anyones standards. In actuality. Mr. Speaker. the Tuskegee Airmen served as a black Air Force unit for this Nation during World War II. At the end of the war. they had destroyed over 200 German planes. sank a destroyer. and demolished hundreds of German military vehicles. At the same time. these courageous men and women paved the way for other black Americans in the Armed Forces and even in the space program today. It has taken many years for the Tuskegee Airmen to gain the recognition from the American people they so justly deserve. In many respects. they are the unsung heroes of the American effort in World War II. At this time. I would like to insert in the RECORD. the excellent article written by Mr. Charles Hillinger on the Tuskegee Airmen.

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Mr. Speaker. for some time now I have been concerned about United StatesSoviet relations. It has been my opinion that one of the greatest challenges facing the United States in the near future. is the challenges of improving our ties with the U.S.S.R. This is not easily done. and is not an accomplishment reached quickly. Good relations between countries are built on mutual trust and understanding. It is in this spirit that I introduced House Joint Resolution 489. the United StatesSoviet exchange for peace bill. And it is also in this spirit that I submit the following article published in the December 10. 1982. edition of the New York Times.

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Mr. Speaker. on November 6. 1982. the Romanian secret police arrested Geza Szoecs. a nationally renowned poetwriter in Romania who is a member of the 2.5 million Hungarian minority in Transylvania. Mr. Szoecs was not the only one to be arrested. An estimated 17 additional noted philosophers. professors and other intellectuals have also been arrested. Some of them have been released but warned not to leave town because they would be charged with treason. The action by the secret police was based upon Mr. Szoecss editorship of the Samiszdat publication Ellenpontok (Counterpoints) in ClujNapoca (Kolozsvar) published semiclandestinely since November 1981. The periodical dealt with problems of artistic. literary. and sociological nature. and devoted some of its contents to the conditions under which the Hungarians in Transylvania are forced to live under the present regime. It was not. however. an inflammatory paper. rather a literary one. It is generally believed that the arbitrary crackdown and the physical violence against those arrested. as reported by the Paris Le Monde. on November 20 and 21. 1982. was only partially the result of Mr. Szoecs and associates publishing the Samizdat paper. Romanian authorities have a constant suspicion of Hungarian intellectuals in Romania because they can and do serve as the leadership for the 2.5 million Hungarians whom the present regime would like to gradually denationalize and deethnize. In addition. during the early part of November a memorandum was smuggled out from Transylvania on the demands of the Hungarians of Transylvania which was presented to Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kresisky on November 29. This memorandum should serve as testimony that despite discrimination and persecution. the Hungarian intellectuals would like to work for peace and cooperation with the Romanian people. But it is also clear evidence of the unbearable cultural. economic. and sociographic conditions under which the Hungarians must live in Romania. The memorandum only requests steps in accordance with the Romanian Constitution. like Hungarian kindergartens and special education classes. equal use of the language in pubic and before the authorities and equal advancement in the professions for Hungarians. The memorandum also asks for freer travel and exchange with Hungary and a ban upon the confiscation of Hungarian cultural goods from travelers returning from Hungary. All these relate to the preservation of the 1.000yearold ethnic heritage of Transylvanian Hungarians who for a millennium were the rulers of the province. In addition however. the memorandum points to the forcible settlement of Romanians in purely Hungarian villages. towns. and cities. The demographic. ethnic map of Transylvania underwent changes in the last three decades which were not only the result of industrialization. but of systematic planning to Romanize the cities and now also to break up the largest Hungarian ethnic bloc. the Szeklers. by official settlement policies. It is my hope that our reaction to these events will be the strongest possible protest and a reexamination of the MFN status of Romania. Last July. I voted for it with the warning that unless changes take place in emigration and minority policies. I will not do so in 1983. It is my sincere hope that the Romanian Government will take our protests seriously and undertake immediate remedial actions.e

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Mr. Speaker. Mr. Roy M. Cohn is not only an able attorney. but has excelled in past years. in the successful prosecution of many who both overtly and covertly were dedicated to the violent overthrow of the U.S. Government. As most know. we now have a new Governor of New York. and I would like to share with my colleagues. Roy Cohns assessment of what soon may be taking place in New York. New York City is already a jungle of sorts. and Mr. Cohn points out what might cause the entire State to become a jungle. This same type of story is being repeated in many corners of the Nation. Go to the wall for the perpetrators of the most heinous crimes against mankind. and forget the just punishment and removal from society of these animals. In any event. food for thought may be found in an article on this situation by Roy M. Cohn from the December 8. 1982. edition of the New York Post. Article follows: [From the New York Post. Dec. 8. 1982J Is "RIGHTS" ACTIVIST CuoMos RIGHT CHOICE? (By Roy M. Cohn) Crime continues to be a dominant factor in the lives of New Yorkers. And so must it

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Mr. Speaker. I would like to call to the attention of my colleagues an important statement by Dr. Trong R. Chai. the President of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs. This organization is one of the major groups of Taiwanese Americans concerned about conditions in Taiwan. particularly the plight of political prisoners. While I do not agree with everything that this group advocates. I believe that this appeal for the release of Mr. Lin Yihsiung. one of the eight Taiwanese courtmartialed 3 years ago after the Kaohsiung incident. is a most meaningful oneparticularly given the recent action by the Polish Government allowing Lech Walesa to leave his prison cell and rejoin his wife and children in Gdansk. and the Korean Governments decision to release Kim Dae Jung for medical treatment in Korea or in the United States. It would be sad if the Taiwanese Government would not agree to release Lin Yihsiung who has suffered so much. and allow him to join his wife and surviving daughter in the United States. Mr. Speaker. I ask that this statement be reprinted in todays RECORD.

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Mr. Speaker. I recently received a report from Mr. Dan Dienstbier. president of the Northern Natural Gas Co.. on five regional

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Mr. Speaker. the article that follows. taken from the Executive Health newsletter. demonstrates the clear link between excessive sodium consumption and hypertension. More than 60 million Americans suffer from this silent but deadly affliction. The evidence in this article should compel the Congress to enact H.R. 4031. the sodium labeling bill. at the earliest possible date in the next Congress.

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Mr. Speaker. I have introduced a resolution today which calls for the House to support the nomination of Dr. Barney Clark. who has made medical history by becoming the first human recipient of a permanent artificial heart. for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Dr. Clark has demonstrated tremendous bravery and tenacity in his fight for survival in one of the most outstanding medical achievements of our time. He wages a daily battle against such tangible threats as infection. pneumonia. and seizures. while staving off depression and the frustration that comes with the inevitable setbacks inherent in any new technology. We can only imagine what it must feel like to be Barney Clark. watching the machine his life depends on. hearing and feeling the clicking of the device within his chest. which has beat more than 2 million times since it began its work nearly 3 weeks ago. Dr. Clarks courage in volunteering to assume the role which allows this phenomenal technology to be analyzed and perfected establishes him as a pioneer in the development of modern medical techniques. He symbolizes the culmination of the efforts of many. much as Neil Armstrong symbolized the efforts of thousands when he became the first human to walk on the Moon. Our fervent prayers go out to Barney Clark and his family for the success of this medical adventure into the far reaches of science and technology. We salute this mans courage and tenacity. Barney Clark fully deserves the acclaim of the American people and the honor of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. This gesture of recognition would be most valuable in boosting Dr. Clarks morale with the message: "All America is rooting for you. Barney!"*

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Mr. Speaker. I rise today to express my great admiration for my colleague from Indiana. FLOYD FITHIAN. who will be leaving us at the end of this session. FLOYDS service to this body and his constituents in his 8 years here has been truly outstanding. From his position on the Agriculture and Government Operations Committees. he has fought diligently for the interests of his constituents and for those of our entire Nation. A legislator of his skill and integrity will be greatly missed. I would like to extend my most sincere wishes for the future.*

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Mr. Speaker. the Congress is certainly going to miss the redhead from the 10th District of Massachusetts. For 16 years. she has represented an area stretching from suburban Boston to the textile and industrial region of Fall River capably and tirelessly. I will long remember her fondly. and with great respect for her fine work on behalf of veterans. and on the Science and Technology Committee and the Congressional Arts Caucus. For 7 years. she fought for and finally won passage of legislation providing psychiatric counseling for Vietnam veterans. As the seniorin terms of service onlyfemale Member of Congress. she championed womens causes and led the charge for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. and I am sure that is one torch she will not put down. She has also been active on a host of consumer protection issues. including a drive to lower sugar retail prices. PEG was born in Flushing. N.Y.. and attended Albertus Magnus College. then Boston College Law School. She was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1956. During her distinguished career. she has amassed the following honorary degrees: Northeastern University. doctor of humane letters. Stonehill College. doctor of laws and letters. Emmanuel College. doctor of humane letters. Regis College. doctor of laws. honoris causa. Albertus Magnus College. doctor of laws. St. Bonaventures University. doctor of literature. And now. Mr. Speaker. I will turn to several lesserknown aspects of PEGs life in Washington. Like all of us engaged in public service. PEG has kept a frenetic schedule. and during her stay in the Capital has often found herself running late for appointments and to catch flights back to her district out of National Airport. On one particular day. I am told by reliable sources. she set a record which still stands. and which you will (or should) find faithfully recorded in "The Guiness Book of World Records." for the greatest number of staff people involved in trying to get a tardy Member to a plane: Eight. One might imagine that she would have had to commission a makeshift litter to have required the services of so many people. but this was not the case. Nor did she requisition an eight harness rickshaw to make her dash down 395. No. First. she needed someone to drive her to the airport at lightning speeds. Second. she needed someone else to drive out to National to help her carry her big. heavy bag which she determined she could not carry herself once she got there and the first staffer had already left. and someone to wait in this second car in front of the terminal when it turned out that PEG got on her plane before her bag could be loaded and the bag had to be checked onto another plane. Then she needed one person up in the district to pick her up. and another to pick up the bag when it arrived sometime later. Then she needed yet another staffer to drive her dog to the airport. sedate it and put it on a third plane to Massachusetts. and a seventh individual to

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kept a dog named Limerick here in the District of Columbia and brought it to work with her every day. Because of the usual difficulties associated with dogs and some rather novel ones. PEGS staff was not overly enamored with Limerick. They had to feed it and take it for walks. And they had to retrieve it when it wandered across the hall into DEL LATTAS office. invariably when DEL was meeting with important associates or constituents. And they had to keep this dog a secret. For reasons that only she knows. PEG did not want to be seen with Limerick at work. or going to or from the office. As a result. when she drove in to the Rayburn Building each morning with Limerick sitting in the shotgun seat. she would call up from the garage and have her receptionist come down from the office and pick up the dog. PEG would go up in the elevator alone. and the receptionist and the dog would follow later. One day. PEG came up to her office. sent the receptionist down to the garage and then met with some constituents. She took them down several floors to the cafeteria for some coffee. then got back on the elevator to go back up to the office with them. Unfortunately. the receptionist. who had been unaccountably delayed in her mission. and the dog were on the lift. One of PEGS constituents took a long look at Limerick. who it must be said is not the best looking beagle in the world. and said to PEG. "You see some of the damndest things on Capitol Hill." With a quick. severe glance at her receptionist which indicated that great restraint was called for. and without another sign of recognition to her or to the dog which was furiously wagging its tail and straining on its leash toward her. PEG replied. "You sure do." I am told that PEGs staff finally gave the dog away without PEGS knowing about it. (Not really.) In all seriousness Mr. Speaker. I want to say how much I have enjoyed working with the gentlelady from the Bay State. I wish her the best of luck in her future endeavors. She truly is one of the most dedicated. most able. and most effective persons to have graced the Halls of Congress. I am going to miss her.*

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Mr. Speaker. the issue of U.S. relations with the Republic of China on Taiwan will continue to be an important one in our overall foreign policy strategy. This matter is currently being influenced by possible relaxation of tensions between the Peoples Republic of China and the Soviet Union. While we must monitor these developments relating to the two Communist giants. we must not let them overly impact upon our ties with the freedomloving people on Taiwan. In this connection. I would like to share with my colleagues two excerpts from a speech by that great patriot. Alexandr Solzhenitsyn. delivered at the Taipei City Auditorium. Taipei. Republic of China. on October 23. 1982. I am inserting them at this point in the REcoRD as reprinted in the Christian Beacon of November 11. 1982:

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