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about a million ultra short pulses each second

at extremely low power levels. The device

samples pulses reflected from distances of up

to 20 feet.

This remarkable device, which can be run

on a pair of AA batteries for up to 8 years, is

inexpensive to construct and has many practical applications. Among those to whom Lawrence Livermore Lab has issued licenses, one

licensee plans to use the invention on automobiles to signal if there are vehicles in a driver’s blind spot, which promises substantial enhancement of roadway safety. Other possible

applications include intrusion alarms, instruments for locating wall studs in wood and

rebar in concrete, light switches, liquid level

senors, medical monitors and, safety shutoff

valves.

Thomas McEwan’s invention is critical to

America’s technology future. He deserves high

praise and credit for his superlative work, and

for his reminder that the initiative and creativity

that have helped make America the land of

economic promise are alive and well. It is a

pleasure for me to commend him and thank

him for his most important work.

COLLEGE PROFESSORS IN CHARGE

OF OUR GOVERNMENT?

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HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. OF TENNESSEE

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, let me commend to you the following article written by a

constituent of mine, Mr. John Mark Hancock.

Citing House Speaker NEWT GINGRICH, House

majority leader DICK ARMEY, and Senator PHIL

GRAMM as examples, this insightful commentary discusses the important role former

college and university professors are playing

in defining the 104th Congress.

COLLEGE PROFESSORS IN CHARGE OF OUR

GOVERNMENT

(By John Mark Hancock)

One of the ironic and perhaps overlooked

facts about the sweeping Republican victory

in last November’s elections is that former

college professors are actually taking control of our federal government. House Speaker Newt Gingrich, House Majority Leader

Dick Armey, and Senator Phil Gramm, a

frontrunner for the 1996 GOP Presidential

nomination, are all former teachers from

various universities.

Since academia has long been the province

of self-righteous, bleeding hearts, and the

centers of most of our liberal thought, and

even Marxist views, on government and social policy, it is especially gratifying to conservatives that these new leaders have come

from that realm. It must be galling to the

majority of college professors to know that

the architects and engineers of the Republican ‘‘Contract With America’’ are from

their domain, one they have long sought to

preserve as a bastion of liberal ideology.

The ivory towers of America’s colleges and

universities have for too long now been

dominated by leftist views. These professors

have promoted such themes as Keynesian

economic theory, big government social policies, gay ‘‘rights’’, prisoner’s ‘‘rights’’, animal ‘‘rights’’, and studies which glorified

Communism, by imparting such ideas to

their students in class and in their policies

of hiring others of their number, despite a

decided trend in the opposite direction on a

worldwide scale, with the breakup of the Soviet Union and the fall of the Berlin Wall.

It is therefore especially satisfying to

those of us who have received a great deal of

higher education to find that the dream does

indeed rise to the top. Our nation’s voters

have found that the voice of the conservative

Christian minority on campuses nationwide

is actually the voice of the overall majority

of Americans.

As a former member of Young Americans

for Freedom and the College Republicans

during my student days in the 1970’s, it was

hard for me to find professors who agreed

with what has become the mainstream philosophy of people who are fed up with government’s intrusion into their lives. Having

served as president of the graduate student

body at my school in 1979–81, it was disconcerting to find so many professors wanting to preserve the status quo on campus.

Perhaps this pervasive liberal attitude is

to be expected from institutions that thrive

on government monies and assistance for

their very livelihood. Without huge taxpayer

funded mandates, colleges and universities

would be unable to help minorities, assist

students in paying fees, pay premium salaries to certain professors, achieve research

contracts, and perpetuate bloated bureaucracies that are top-heavy with useless administrators.

Cutbacks in government will inevitably

mean that our educational institutions will

suffer. But, maybe that’s not so bad if it

weeds out some of the deadwood that some

schools have been harboring for too long.

The views they hold are the main hindrances

and stumbling blocks to us bringing about a

better America, one in which government

gets out of our lives and pocketbooks, and

off of our land.

America was founded as a nation of independent ideas and rugged individualism. It

has become a nation dominated by the government that was intended to serve the people, rather than having the people serve its

ends. It is long past time for the pendulum

to swing back in the other direction.

We have long been a people known for

plain speaking and straight talking. The

failed policies of FDR’s New Deal and LBJ’s

Great Society programs have finally come

home to roost. Their net result is a country

that is bankrupt, financially, morally, and

spiritually.

Newt Gingrich, Dick Armey, and Phil

Gramm are shining examples of political

leaders who are teaching us all in their academic style, polished in their years as professors, that dependency on government leads

to a lack of self-esteem and a country that

perpetuates a permanent underclass. They

will lead us out of the abyss we have created

by deluding ourselves into thinking government is the answer to all of our problems. As

Abraham Lincoln once said, ‘‘You can’t help

the poor by weakening the rich.’’ How true.

TRIBUTE TO DEDICATION OF ANTHONY R. D

fEMARCO & GLADYS

ALLOWAY DEMARCO MUNICIPAL

BUILDING IN WOODLAND TOWNSHIP

HON. JIM SAXTON OF NEW JERSEY

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. SAXTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to

recognize and celebrate the new, beautiful Anthony R. DeMarco and Gladys Alloway

DeMarco Municipal Building in Woodland

Township, NJ which will be officially dedicated

on June 15.

This new facility, Mr. Speaker, is a particularly unique structure designed to reflect the

community’s cultural traditions and rich history.

The new one story town hall was inspired

by the architectural detailing and shingle style

of the original saloon building and the surviving historic houses located throughout the

town. The building materials reflect those used

in the area. Hand split cedar shakes with

cedar facias are the predominant materials

used on the exterior. Pine end grain flooring

with oak wanscot and trip were used extensively on the interiors.

Furthermore, Mr. Speaker, the township has

chosen to dedicate the facility as a tribute to

Anthony R. DeMarco and Gladys Alloway

DeMarco. It is truly a fitting dedication, Mr.

Speaker.

Upon Anthony’s passing in 1964, a local

newspaper published a memorial column. In

part, it reads as follows:

Few men thought more of Woodland Township and even fewer had more friends within

the Township than Anthony R. DeMarco.

Even though he was never a formal resident

of Woodland, he passed most of his life in

this area, either as a young laborer on cranberry bogs, or, in his mature years, as the

owner and operator of a large blueberry and

cranberry plantation. He took a keen interest in all aspects of Woodland Township civil

and social activities and was an avid student

of Burlington County history and of Pineland lore. As ‘Tony’ grew older he spent even

more time in Woodland Township enjoying

the sort of tranquility and peacefulness that

can only be found in an area uncorrupted by

sprawling residential developments or by industrial complexes.

Gladys Alloway DeMarco was born and

raised in the Chatsworth area and was a

teacher in the Chatsworth school. Her roots in

the region extend back to the days of William

Penn.

Finally, Mr. Speaker, there are a number of

community leaders who deserve special recognition for assuring that the vision for this important project became a reality.

Woodland’s Mayor, John Bowker, chaired

the Building Committee that included the

Township’s two Committeemen, Robert

DePetris and Thomas Davis, Township Clerk,

Carol Cobb, and J. Garfield DeMarco.

And, Mr. Speaker, the DeMarco Family generously supported the project and provided the

assurance that it would be a facility the town

will be proud of for generations to come. Very

special thanks are due to J. Garfield DeMarco,

Mark A. DeMarco, and Anna Lynne DeMarco

Papinchak.

MEMORIAL DAY IS A TIME TO

fREMEMBER

HON. SAM GEJDENSON OF CONNECTICUT

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Wednesday, June 7, 1995

Mr. GEJDENSON. Mr. Speaker, this Memorial Day, as we observe the 50th anniversary

of the end of World War II, we have an excellent opportunity to recognize the contributions

of more than 28 million living American veterans. Furthermore, it is a good opportunity to

improve citizen awareness of the sacrifices