SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NINETY-NINTH CONGRESS 

Convened January 3, 1985 

FIRST SESSION { 

SECOND SESSION { 

EXECUTIVE CALENDAR 

Thursday, May 9, 1985 

PREPARED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JO-ANNE L. COE, 

SECRETARY OF THE SENATE 

By Gerald A Hackett, Executive Clerk 
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NOMINATIONS 

Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

No. No. Bv 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

* 100 115 John R. Norton III, of Arizona, to be Apr 4, 85 Mr. Helms, 

Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, vice Committee on Agriculture, 

Richard E. Lyng. resigned. Nutrition, and Forestry, 

without printed report. 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

* 118 1-51 Helmut A. Merklein, of the District of May 1, 85 Mr. McClure, 

Columbia. to be Administrator of the Committee on Energy and 

Energy Information Admmistration. vice J. Natural Resources, without 

Erich Evered, resigned, to which position printed report. 

he was appointed during the last recess of 

the Senate. 

* 119 157 Theodore J. Garrish, of Virginia, to be an Do. 

Assistant Secretary of Energy 

(Congressional, Intergovernmental and 

Public Affairs). vice Robert C. Odle, Jr., 

resigned. 

* 120 158 J. Michael Farrell, of the District of Do. 

Columbia, to be General Counsel of the 

Department of Energy, vice Theodore J. 

Garrish. 

* 121 210 Joseph F. Salgado, of California, to be Do. 

Under Secretary of Energy, vice William 

Patrick Collins, resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

129 188 Herbert M. Rutherford III. of Virginia, to May 2, 85 Mr. Thurmond. 

be United States Marshal for the District Committee on the Judiciary, 

of Columbia for the term of four years without printed report. 

vice James 0. Golden. 
Calendar 

No. 

* 144 

• 145 

* 146 

• 147 

148 

Message 

No. 

34 

227 

141 

142 

235 

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Nominee, Office, And Predetesoor 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Richard H. Hughes, of Oklahoma. to be a 

Member of the Board of Directors of the 

Export-lmport Bank of the United States 

for a term expiring January 20, 1987. 

(Reappointment) 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Douglas A. Riggs, of Alaska, to be General 

Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 

vice Irving P. Margulies, resigned. 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Peter C. Myers, of Missouri, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, vice 

John B. Crowell, Jr., resigned. 

Robert L. Thompson, of Indiana. to be an 

Assistant Secretary of Agriculture. vice 

William Gene Lesher. resigned. 

ARMY 

The following-named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in grade indicated under 

the provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code. Section 1370: 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt Gen. John B. Blount, - (Age 

56). United States Army. 

The foUowing- named officer under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, Section 601. to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, Section 601: 

Reported 

Bv 

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May 3, 85 Mr. Garn, 

Committee on Banking, 

Housing. and Urban Affairs, 

without printed report 

May 6, 85 Mr. Danforth, 

Committee on Commerce, 

Science, and 

Transportation, without 

printed report. 

May 7, 85 Mr. Helms, 

Committee on Agriculture, 

Nutrition, and Forestry, 

without printed report 

Do. 

May 7, 85 Mr. Goldwater, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 
Calendar 

No. 

148 

149 

150 

Message 

No. 

235 

236 

237 

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Nominee. Off ice. And Predecessor 

ARMY - - Con . 

to be Lieutenant General 

Maj. Gen. Thomas F. Healy, -

United States Army. 

The following-named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in grade indicated under 

the provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, Section 1370: 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt Gen. Howard F. Stone, - (Age 

53). United States Army. 

The following-named officer under the 

provisions of Title 10. United States 

Code, Section 601. to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, Section 601: 

to be Lieutenant General 

~oward 

~ 

G. Crowell. Jr., 

United States Army. 

The following named officer for appointment 

as a Reserve commissioned officer in the 

Adjutant General's Corps. Army National 

Guard of the United States. Reserve of the 

Army. under the provisions of Title 10, 

United States Code, Sections 593(a) and 

3392: 

to be Bflgadier General 

Col. Frank C. Torres, Jr., -

Reported 

Bv 

May 7, 85 Mr. Goldwater, 

Committee on Armed 

Services, without printed 

report. 

Do. 

Do. 
Calendar 

No. 

151 

152 

153 

154 

Message 

No. 

238 

239 

240 

241 

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Nominee, Office, And Predecessor 

MARINE CORPS 

The following named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in the grade indicated 

under the provisions of Title 10, United 

States Code, section 1370. 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt. Gen. Charles G. Cooper, - United States Marine Corps. 

The following named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in the grade indicated 

under the provisions of Title 10, United 

States Code, section 1370. 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt Gen. William R Maloney, - United States Marine C.Orps. 

The following named officer to be placed on 

the retired list in the grade indicated 

under the provisions of Title 10, United 

States Code, section 1370. 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt. Gen. Bernard E. Trainor, - United States Marine Corps. 

The following-named officer, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, Section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, Section 601: 

to be Lieutenant General 

Lt Gen. George B. Crist, - U.S. 

Marine Corps. 

Reported 

By 

May 7, 85 Mr. Goldwater 

Committee on Armed ' 

Services, without printed 

report 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

No. No. Bv 

MARINE CORPS -- Con . 

155 245 The following-named officer, under the May 7, 85 Mr. Goldwater, 

provisions of Title 10, United States Committee on Armed 

Code, Section 601, to be assigned to a Services, without printed 

position of importance and responsibility report 

designated by The President under Title 

10, United States Code, Section 601: 

to be Lieutenant General 

1iiliiiilnest C. Cheatham, Jr .. 

U.S. Marine Corps. 

156 246 The following-named officer, under the Do. 

provisions of Tttle 10, United States 

Code. Section 601, to be assigned to a 

posit1on of importance and responsibility 

designated by The President under Title 

10, United States Code, Section 601: 

to be Lieutenant General 

Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Morgan, -

U.S. Marine Corps. 

157 247 The following-named officer. under the Do. 

provisions of Title 10. United States 

Code, Section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by The President under Title 

10, United States Code. Section 601: 

to be Lieutenant General 

Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Went. - U.S. 

Marine Corps. 

158 248 The following named brigadier general of Do. 

the Manne Corps Reserve for promotion to 

the permanent grade of maJor general, 

under provisions of Title 10. United 

States Code, Sections 5902 and 5912: 

Constantine Sangahs. 
Calendar Message 

No. No. 

159 249 

160 256 

• 161 131 

* 162 217 

• 163 253 

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Nominee. Office, And Predecessor 

MARINE CORPS -- Con. 

The following named colonel of the Marine 

Corps Reserve for promotion to the 

permanent grade of brigadier general, 

under provisions of Title 10. United 

States Code, Sections 5902 and 5912: 

George R Omrod. 

NAVY 

The following named officer, under the 

provisions of Title 10, United States 

Code, section 601, to be assigned to a 

position of importance and responsibility 

designated by the President under Title 

10, United States Code, section 601: 

to be Vice Admiral 

Vice Adm. John M. Poindexter, 

, United States Navy. 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

John P. W. Rogers. of New York, to be an 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. (New 

Position - P.L. 98-594 of October 30, 

1984) 

Margaret DeBardeleben Tutwiler, of Alabama, 

to be an Assistant Secretary of the 

Treasury. (New Position - P.L. 98-594 of 

Ocr.ober 30, 1984) 

THE JUDICIARY 

Samuel B. Sterrett. of Maryland, to be a 

Judge of the United States Tax Court for a 

term expiring fifteen years after he takes 

off ice. (Reappointment) 

Reported 

B 

May 7, 85 Mr. Goldwater 

Committee on Armed ' 

Services, without printed 

report. 

Do. 

May 7, 85 Mr. Packwood, 

Committee on Finance, 

without printed report 

Do. 

Do. 
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Calendar Message Nominee, Office, And Predecessor Reported 

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No. No Bv 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

164 147 Vernon A. Walters, of Flonda, to be the May 7, 85 Mr. Lugar, 

Representative of the Umted States of Committee on Foreign 

Amenca to the Umted Nations with the Relations, without pnnted 

rank and status of Ambassador report. 

Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, and the 

Representative of the Umted States of 

Amenca m the Secunty Council of the 

United Nations 

*Stgntftes nommee's commitment to respond to requests to appear and testify before any duly 

constituted committee of the Senate 
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NOMINATIONS PLACED ON THE SECRETARY'S DESK IN THE AIR FORCE 

Air Force nominations beginning Major James H. Applegate, Jr., and ending Major Michael R. 

Conners, which nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of 

April 29, 1985. 

Air Force nominations beginning John H Barnhart, and ending Jerry W Brackett, which 

nominations were received by the Senate and appeared in the Congressional Record of April 29, 

1985.