IMPACT OF CUBAN REFUGEES CAUSES PROBLEM OF UNEMPLOYMENT

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extend his remarks at this point in the anthem of every man, woman, and child, employed and otherwise economically
RECORD and to include extraneous whatever his religion or the lack of it--still distressed.
recognizes the existence of God. Mr. Speaker, since the Castro Com-
matter.), All this notwithstanding, however, the out- munist government of Cuba has enslaved
7 Mr-WAGGONNER. Mr. Speaker, last look is not too good for those schoolchildren the people of that unhappy country, ap-
June, when the Supreme Court handed who wish to participate in ceremonies ac-
down its regrettable decision that the knowledging that divine mercy and divine proximately 200,000 persons have es-
Constitution of the United States was justice stslm and private pelessness.reasing gaged there sought pefuge linxthe exist in an America of placed in peril because a group of New For the arguments recently heard before United States.
York children voluntarily recited a 22- the Justices on the Baltimore and Pennsyl- The bulk of these people are in the
word nondenominational prayer, it vania cases-which probably will be settled Miami area. Despite the generous as-
seemed to me that the canons and cri- along in June-have strongly indicated that sistance of the Catholic church and
teria of validity in thought had dipped some at least intend to read the doctrine of others, our local citizens, individually,
to a nadir never before reached in this "separation of church and state" in such a local
many
and
tary land nere freedom once found its most schoolas to housesmherreafter be cone s agencies-itnsoon b came obviousnth at
impregnable home. breath. the needs of these refugees could not be
passed that thi and The first amendment to the Constitution met solely out of local resources, no mat-
Another year rys almost n
there is now every indication that s declares, as to religion: "Congress shall make ter how willing the local citizens nor how
same Court is about to plumb new depths no law respecting an establishing of religion, t be. I
in their zeal to probe minutiae never en- or prohibiting the free exercise thereof." desirable thereupon such aimmediately solution urged mightbe I
visioned by the framers of the Con- This is where the doctrine of separation
stitution. arose. But surely the true issue here is not tion of the existence of the Cuban refu-and
problem
the
ther To their findings, the Justices
t set uptone ases be ng the p imary srespons bilitye of
slim that of eligion'in natommake an
perch upon upon pedicels of logic too
pro- state church superior to all others. the Federal Government.
cClaimings.support even a whit of their pro- Surely the true issue involved here is in- Two administrations and the Congress
volved in the latter half of that amendment, of the United States have generously
How, I now wonder, are ever to that forbidding interference with the free responded to my requests to assist the
answer the tidal wave of inquiries we exercise of religion. of the district which I represent
will receive when the Court rules that Any minority, including the ultimate mi- people
anundoubted y religious right
ex- and dealing
othe wise, the
the Lord's Prayer and the Bible are to r refuse to one pupil, in the
banned by the Cuban
banned from our schools? ercise. This columnist, for one, would sup- refugees.
we tell ch as What can a dour own ng toen stop port such a right to the end. But does a Today I must again ask my colleagues
to why we have done nothing stop minority have the right to forbid the ma- and advise the Nation that the people of
the Court from this pristine heresy? jority such an exercise, if this be their faith Florida's Fourth District are in need of
Will it be sufficient for us to say, "The and choice, on the extraordinary argument Florida's assistance Die as a result o fed
fug additional ap
Court did it. We are blameless?" I, that if the majority do choose to pray, this roximately
C
150,000
for one, not believe we can evade the If so, what becomes of the second half of the residing in our- mid t uban Thiseh secaused
i. e in u that way. first amendment? tremendous economic pressure since the
Columnist William u tenab has writ- If schoolchildren violate the Constitution refugees, very naturally, have tried to
ten brilliantly of the untenable position by voluntary prayer acknowledging a Divine obtain and have been successful in ob-
we are inexorably being pushed into by Being, what of singing the Star-Spangled taining?employment. Much of this em-
the Court. Banner in school, having in mind its explicit to ng a has been at reduced wages,
I commend his editorial from the acknowledgment that "In God we trust"? p y
March 1 edition of the Washington Eve- Is respect for tradition itself to be de- tending to depress the labor market.
Wing star to each and every Member ceaoe e reject tradit othe ground
o enchid choosesE an Americanenormally employedi os that
beauty and I ?e and gentleness plaintive t tive and tenderness "s t to o to p people does he really make "an establish- in addition to many thousands of refu-
be declare ed unconstitutional?" thment of e p religion"? How in God's name-if gees who are unemployed, there are
he many thousands of Americans also un-
Finally, I add my own query: "What the expression may be pardoned-does he
harm the child who does not wish to pray? employed.
are we here in the House going to do to Even if, as atheists claim in immeasurable The U.S. Department of Labor had-
table 'stop what appears now to be an inevi- sadness, faith is only a legend, is it in any Are `finding' this Court?" t way eru ne s a o be to aubty declared entleness
unconsti and
- souffic ent number of unemployed Amer .
RE acisz 8 s
r BELIEF IS NSDERED SCHOOLS-FREE THE TR aUE EX- tutional? can citizens so as to qualify Dade County
IsStTE I IN I BELIEF IS CONSIDE
seIIE ARGUMENT as a class D labor surplus market area.
we have not been certified for
However
,
CUBA REFUGEES
(By William S. White) IMPACT OF, ( JAE
OF UNEMPLOY- assistance under Public Law 87-27, , the
Another spring is to bring another bitter CAUSES PR OB Area Redevelopment Act specifically
division within the Supreme Court-and MEN"
within the United States-determining adopted by this body to alleviate condi-
whether any chemical trace of religious feel- (Mr. FASCELL (at the request of tions of substantial and persistent un-
ing, however voluntary and nonsectarian, Is Mr. STRATTON) was granted permission employment in economically distressed
to be allowed expression in the public schools to extend his remarks at this point in areas.
of the United States. the RECORD and to include extraneous Mr. Speaker, since the fall of 1962 I
Depart-
The Court last June forbade as unconsti- matter.) have repeatedly requested the Depart-
York schools the voluntary recitation in New
York schools of a 22-word nonclenomination- Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, I have ment of Labor to certify that the unem-
al prayer prepared by the school authorities. today introduced a bill to alleviate the ployment condition in the district which
tantial and persistent I represent is sufficient to qualify the
b
f
s
su
questions: conditions o
Now it is to decide two other Will constitutional government be threat- unemployment that exist and have ex- area under the Redevelopment Act.
ened if such of the children of Baltimore as isted in the district which I represent. This has not yet been accomplished for
may care to do so continue to open each Such conditions exist not only because a variety of reasons. Whatever the rea-
school day with Bible reading and by repeat-
ing aloud the Lord's Prayer? the usual reasons for unemployment son, the point is that we have not yet
gover?
Will constitutional government be threat- but also because of the unusual economic been so certified so as to be eligible for
ened if such of the children of Pennsylvania distress and unemployment caused by the the employment and economic benefits
as may care to do so continue to open each impact of approximately 150,000 refugees which would be available to us under the
school day by hearing a reading of 10 Para- residing in this area who have fled the Area Redevelopment Act.
graphs from the Bible? tyranny and oppression of the Commu- The economic situation in Dade
Sessions of the Supreme Court itself are nist government of Cuba. My bill will County is distressing. Total unemploy-
fan-
upon its with work an . Public inPublic on of officials, God's blessing including bring jobs and economic assistance to ment, both American and Cuban, is fan-
the its w
the President, traditionally take oath upon American citizens who, because of this tastically high. Citizens and refugees
the Bible. The national anthem-the one unusual condition, find themselves un- are in open competition for a limited
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will have the opportunity to obtain the em-
ployment which they seek.
Sincerely,
DANTE B. FASCELL,
Member of Congress.
Mr. Speaker, I am of the opinion,
as I have been since the passage of
this act, that the area which I rep-
resent should be eligible under the
terms, the spirit, and the intent of the
Area Redevelopment Act, which was spe-
cifically adopted by the Congress to al-
leviate conditions of substantial and per-
sistent unemployment in certain eco-
nomically distressed areas.
Legislation which I today introduce
goes one step further than the admin-
istrative action which I have been call-
ing for, for so long. Congress has here-
tofore, at my request, recognized the
problem of the Cuban refugees as one
for national concern. This House, and
I am grateful to each one of my col-
leagues, and this Congress have approved
the authorizations and the appropria-
tions for Health, Education, and Wel-
fare and Other costs for the care of the
.Cuban refugees. Without this program,
the whole cost would fall on local re-
sources which are already strained to the
limit. I am now, today, again calling,
urging, and requesting the sympathetic
and favorable consideration of my col-
leagues in this legislative body to con-
tinue their recognition of the impact and
economic distress caused by the residence
of approximately 150,000 refugees in the.
district which I represent, and the ad-
joining one, as still of national concern.
I call the problem again to the attention
of this House because the problem has
not yet been completely resolved. Se-
vere unemployment still exists-almost
13 percent. There is considerable eco-
nomic distress.
Therefore, Mr. Speaker, my bill would
provide an additional criteria for eligi-
bility under Public Law 87-27, the Area
.?,edevelopment Act. This additional
'criteria would provide benefits to those
areas wherein 50,000 or more Cuban
refugees have resided for 1 of the 2 pre-
ceding calendar years. Such a fact
would be certified by the Secretary of
Health, Education, and Welfare, who ad-
ministers, the Cuban refugee program, to
the Secretary of Commerce, who admin-
isters the area redevelopment program,
Under the bill we would also retain the
criteria that the Secretary of Labor must
determine and certify to the Secretary
of Commerce that?a conditlon.of sub-
stantial unemployment has existed for
the last 9 of the preceding 12 calendar
months, which is ,a requirement now car.-
tied in the present public works accelera-
tion law.
The exact language of the bill is as
follows:
A bill to amend section 5 of the Area Rede-
velopment Act to provide that certain
areas within the United states having a
large number of Cuban refugees shall be
designated as redevelopment areas
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That sub-
section (a) of section 5 of the Area Redevel-
opment Act (42 U.S.C. 2504) is amended by
No. 39-7
adding at the end thereof the following new
sentence: "The Secretary shall also desig-
nate as 'redevelopment areas'. those areas
within the United States where the Secretary
of Labor determines that a condition of
substantial unemployment has existed for
at least nine of the preceding twelve calendar
months, and the Secretary of Health, Educa-
tion, and Welfare certifies to the Secretary
that the number of Cuban refugees residing
in such areas has equalled 50,000 or more
for one of the two preceding calendar years."
Mr. Speaker, for many years now the
people of the district which I represent
have willingly, courageously and gen-
erously borne the brunt of the problems
brought about by the approximately
150,000 non-American refugees living
and working with us. We have been
and are proud of the part which we have
been called upon to play in the long-
standing humane concepts of a free so-
ciety, indicating to the refugees and to
the world, proof of its concern for the
dignity and the worth of an individual.
This principle, among others, separates
us clearly from the Communists or any
other system which seeks to enslave
mankind, and holds individual worth
and dignity as secondary or even un-
necessary. But, Mr. Speaker, in doing
all this, we must also take every step to
see to it that our own citizens receive
assistance from our Government, par-
ticularly and especially when such as- -
sistance is within the spirit and intent
of laws already enacted by this body,
and when the causes which gave rise to
the necessity for such assistance were
not ones over which the citizens in the
local area were responsible, but which
causes were the direct responsibility of
a policy of our Federal Government.
Mr. Speaker, I urge that the legislative
committee having jurisdiction promptly
consider this legislation. I respectfully
submit that extensive hearings on this
matter need not be held. The problem
and the necessity are so obvious and so One of the secrets of Eleanor Roose-
urgent that I respectfully request the velt's triumph as a great humanitarian
chairman to grant priority consideration. was, I think, her deep faith in people
and what people working together can
accomplish for world peace..
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT-A TRIBUTE No single individual-
(Mr. BROWN of California (at the She believed-
request of Mr. STRATTON) was given per- and no single group has, an exclusive claim
mission to extend his remarks at this to the American dream. But we have all
point in the RECORD.) * * *. a single vision of what it is, not
Mr. BROWN of California. Mr. merely as a hope and an aspiration but as
Speaker,, Eleanor Roosevelt's death last a way of life, which we can come ever closer
November came as a sorrowful shock to to attaining in its ideal form if we keep
a world which had come to love and shining and unsullied our purpose and our
admire her. belief in its essential value.
There have been famous women known Eleanor Roosevelt's love and COmpaS-
the world over for 'their profiles on coins of
their images in light- sion for all humankind will always be
Wrote Archibald MacLeish- an inspiration and the light of her life
will never be extinguished.
but the world know Eleanor Roosevelt by
heart.
.Indeed, her life, from beginning to
end, was a living testament to the uni-
versal ideal of human love and kindness.
She became the living symbol of the
hopes and aspirations of millions of peo-
ple in all parts of the world because they
knew that she cared about them And un-
derstood their condition.
From the very first days in the White
House until the end of her gallant life,
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
By unanimous consent, leave of ab-
sence was granted to:
Mr. CHARLES H. WILSON (at the request
of Mr. ALBERT), for 10 days, on account
of official business in his district.
Mr. HEALEY (at the request of Mr.
RooNEY), for Wednesday, March 13,
1963, on account of illness.
Eleanor Roosevelt was never interested
in personal fame or glory. Rather, she
used her position and influence as a
springboard for service to others. She
always welcomed every opportunity to
turn injustice toward justice, inhuman-
ity toward humane consideration, sel-
fishness toward generosity. She was un-
afraid to speak out for causes she felt
were deserving regardless of how unpop-
ular they might be. She rose above
petty criticisms from narrow minds to
become a crusader for human better-
ment in every dark corner she looked
into.
Eleanor Roosevelt's concern for human
misery and deprivation came not from
books but from person-to-person contact.
She never hesitated to involve herself
personally with the unpleasant scenes
of humans suffering from hunger or
disease. Her travels, first throughout
the depression-ridden United States in
the early New Deal days, and later in
the war-torn areas of the world,
strengthened her conviction that a
peaceful world could never be achieved
on a lasting basis without a greater
understanding between peoples.
One curious thing-
Eleanor Roosevelt wrote in her auto-
biography-
is that I have always seen life personally;
that is, my interest or sympathy or indig-
nation is not aroused by an abstract cause
but by the plight of a single person whom
I have seen with my own eyes. It was the
sight of a child dying of hunger that made
the tragedy of hunger become of such over-
riding importance to me. Out of my re-
sponse to an individual develops an aware-
ness of a problem to the community, then
to the country, and finally to the world. In
each case my feeling of obligation to do
something has stemmed from one individ-
ual and then widened and become applied
to a broader area.
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ADJOURNMENT
Mr. STRAT'T'ON. Mr. Speaker, I
move that the House do now adjourn.
The motion was agreed to; accordingly
(at 6 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m.), the
House adjourned until tomorrow, Thurs-
day, March 14, 1963, at 12 o'clock noon.
Mrs. SEE (at the request of Mr. AL-
BERT), for the remainder of the week, on
account of official business.
SPECIAL ORDERS GRANTED
By unanimous consent, permission to
address the House, following the legisla-
tive program and any special orders
heretofore entered, was granted to:
Mr. AsHBROOK (at the request of Mr.
HALL), for 15 minutes, today.
Mr. CONTE (at the request of Mr.
HALL), for 15 minutes, today.
Mr. LIPSCOMB, for 30 minutes, on
March 14.
Mr. CRAMER, for 30 minutes, on
March 14.
Mr. LINDSAY, for 60 minutes, on
March 20.
Mr. DENT (at the request of Mr.STRAT-
TON), for 60 minutes on March 14, to re-
vise and extend his remarks and to in-
clude extraneous matter.
Mr. MATSUNAGA (at the request of Mr.
STRATTON), for 60 minutes, on March 20.
Mr. FLOOD (at the request of Mr.
STRATTON), for 60 minutes, on March 27.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
By unanimous consent, permission to
extend remarks in the Appendix of the
RECORD, or to revise and extend remarks,
was granted to:
Mr. BASS and to include extraneous
matter, notwithstanding the fact that it
exceeds two pages of the REcoRD' and is
estimated by the Public Printer to cost
$241.50.
Mrs. GREEN of Oregon in five In-
stances and to include extraneous mat-
ter.
(The following Members (at the re-
quest of Mr. HALL) and to Include ex-
traneous matter:)
Mr. FINDLEY in two instances.
Mr. BALL, notwithstanding it exceeds
the limit and is estimated by the Public
Printer to cost $180.
Mr. BOB WILSON in seven instances.
Mr. FINO.
Mr. MORTON.
Mr. BRUCE in two instances.
Mr. DEROUNIAN.
Mrs. ST. GEORGE in two instances.
Mr. HALL.
Mr. PILLION in two instances.
Mr. OSMERS In two instances.
Mr. ASHBROOK.
Mr. MACGREGOR.
(The following Members (at the re-
quest of Mr. STRATTON) and to Include
extraneous matter:)
Mr. CELLER.
Mr. WICKERSHAM.
Mr. DOYLE In five instances.
Mr. FALLON In two instances.
Mr. SHELLEY in three instances.
Mr. FOGARTY.
Mr. JARMAN in two instances.
Mr. WAGGONNER.
Mr. EDMONDSON in four instances.
Mr. WILLIAMS in four instances.
Mr. ELLIOTT In two Instances.
Mr. WRIGHT In two instances.
Mr. PUCINsKI in six Instances.
Mr. SICKLES In two instances.
EXCUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC.
Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive
communications were taken from the
Speaker's table and referred as follows:
544. A letter from the Secretary of Defense,
transmitting a draft of a proposed bill en-
titled "A bill to authorize certain construc-
tion at military Installations, and for other
purposes": to the Committee on Armed
Services.
845. A letter from the President of the
Board of Commissioners of the District of Co-
lumbia, transmitting a draft of a proposed
bill entitled "A bill to amend the law relating
to material and necessary witnesses to crimes
committed in the District of Columbia"; to
the Committee on the District of Columbia,
546. A letter from the Administrator, Gen-
eral Services Administration, transmitting a
report providing information on contracts
negotiated for experimental, developmental
or research work for the 8-month period end-
Ing December 31, 1962, pursuant to Public
Law 152, Blot Congress, as amended; to the
Committee on Government Operations.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUB-
LIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of
cgmmittees were delivered to the Clerk
for printing and reference to the proper
calendar, as follows:
Mr. WALTER: Committee on Un-American
Activities. H.R. 950. A bill to amend the
Internal Security Act of 1950; without
amendment (Rept. No. 108). Referred to
the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union.
PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Under clause 4 of rule XXII, public
bills and resolutions were introduced and
severally referred as follows:
By Mr. BASS of Tennessee:
H.R. 4818. A bill to amend title 88, United
States Code, to permit for i year, the grant-
ing of national service life insurance to cer-
tain veterans heretofore eligible for such In-
surance; to the Committee on Veterans' Af-
fairs.
By Mr. CELLER:
H.R.4816. A bill to promote the cause of
criminal justice by providing for the repre-
sentation of defendants who are financially
unable to obtain an adequate defense in
criminal cases in the courts of the United
States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
By Mr. CORBE'rr:
HR. 4817. A bill to amend title 13 United
States Code, to provide for a mic -decade
census of population, unemployment. and
housing in 1965 and every 10 years there-
after; to the Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service.
HR.4818. A bill to amend section 25 of
title 13, United States Code, relating to the
duties of enumerators of the Bureau of the
Census. Department of Commerce; to the
Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
HR. 4819. A bill to amend section 181 of
title 13, United States Code, so as to provide
for the taking of economic censuses 1 year
March 13
earlier starting In 1968; to the Committee on
Post Office and Civil Service.
S.R. 4820. A bill to amend the Retired Fed-
eral Employees Health Benefits Act with re-
spect to Government contribution for ex-
penses incurred in the administration of
such act: to the Committee on Post Office and
Civil Service.
By Mr. DIGGS:
H.R. 4821. A bill to establish, in the House
of Representatives, the office of Delegate
from the District of Columbia; to provide for
the election of the Delegate; and for other
purposes; to the Committee on the District
of Columbia.
H.R.4822. A bill to provide under the so-
cial security program for payment for hos-
pital and related services to aged benefi-
ciaries; to the Committee on Ways and
Means.
By Mr. GRAY:
H.R. 4823. A bill to modifythe flood con-
control project for Rend Lake, Ill.; to the
Committee on Public Works.
By Mr. JENNINGS"
H.R.4024. A bill to establish the Mount
Rogers Wonderland in the Jefferson National
Forest In Virginia, and for other purposes;
to the Committee on Agriculture.
By Mr. VINSON:
H.R. 4825. A bill to authorize certain con-
struction at military Installations, and for -
other purposes; to the Committee on Armed
Services.
By Mr. KUNKEL:
H.R.4826. A bill to prevent the use of
stopwatches or other measuring devices in
the postal service; to the Committee on Post
Office and Civil Service.
By Mrs. MAY:
H .R. 4827. A bill to amend the Internal
Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce the highway
use tax in the case of certain motor vehicles
used primarily to haul unprocessed agri-
cultural products; to the Committee on Ways -
and Means.
By Mr. MOLTER:
H.R.4828. A bill to amend section 6(o) of
the Universal Military Training and Serv-
ice Act to provide an exemption from induc-
tion for the sole surviving son of a family
whose father died as a result of military
service; to the Committee on Armed Services.
By Mr. MONTOYA:
H.R. 4829. A bill to provide that the Ad-
ministrator of Veterans' Affairs shall con-
struct a 500-bed neuropsychiatric hospital at
Albuquerque, N. Mex.; to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
H.R. 4830. A bill to amend title 38, United
States Code, so as to revise the rates of dis-
ability and death pension authorized by the
Veterans' Pension Act of 1959, and for other
purposes; to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
By Mn PUCINSEI:
H.R.4831. A bill to amend the Public
Health Service Act so as to establish a
special program for the construction, ex-
pansion, remodeling, and alteration of pub-
Ile eleemosynary hospitals; to the Commit-
tee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
By Mr. OLSEN of Montana:
H.R.4832. A bill to amend the Tariff Act
of 1930 to require the marking of lumber and
wood products to indicate to the ultimate
purchaser in the United States the name of
the country of origin; to the Committee on
Ways and Means.
By Mr. BOB WILSON:
H.R. 4833. A bill to provide that Imperial
and San Diego Counties in the State of
California shall constitute a new and sepa-
rate judicial district to be known as the
southern district of California and to redes-
ignate the present southern district of Cali-
fornia as the central district of California;
to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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eubBtance of the President's statements
to Boyle.
All of this seemed a recapitulation to
the coal magnets In this country.
I'am not suggesting that the President
Is duty bound to his stand as a U.S.
Be ator, and I realize that he made a
n ber of promises in 1960 to the va-
riaVis coal-producing States. I am simp-
ly asking for a pertinent review of the
fads involved, and that he take Into
cor lderation the fact that condition of
the New England economy is critical,
an4 it is losing $30 million a year be-
cai4,se these quotas prevent most of our
hpspitals, large apartment homes.
schools, and industries from using the
practical and inexpensive oil for heat-
ing
What my colleague the gentleman
from Ohio [Mr. HAYS] said Monday
has no bearing on the issue. In fact, I
am' surprised that he would inject such
extraneous matters into the discussion.
For example, I have never talked about
the outflow of gold, as he suggests I
will. I refuse to make this an issue
between oil and coal, in fact there is
an unholy alliance between the domestic
oil producers and the coal barons. I do
not know who would benefit from the
lifted restrictions except the elderly
patients in the New England seaboard
hospitals, the children in the schools,
and our poorer residents who cannot af-
ford the expensive coal.
I-would suggest to the gentleman from
Ohio that he review the facts of the
matter and then join the fight if he is
so triclined. Surprisingly, I have heard
little from him on this issue until yes-
terday. In passing, I might say that my
homework on this subject has been in-
tense for the last 5 years and that I
would be happy to provide any back-
ground information that the gentleman
desires. I must say that I am very sym-
pathetic with the plight of the coal min-
ers'. that he describes, and at the same
time have figures showing that coal pro-
duttion was considerably up in 1962.
III fact, I would hope that a number
of gentlemen in this House would begin
seriously reviewing this issue. Thank
you.
PECIAL FUND TO FINANC
TURAL PROJECT IN
W. JOHANSEN (at the I questof
Mr, HALL) was given permission to' ex-
teld his remarks at this point in the
RECORD.)
Mr. JOHANSEN. Mr. Speaker, an-
other highly responsible voice has been
raised in the United States In protest
ag9inst the recent incredible decision of
the United Nations Special Fund to
finance an agricultural development
project In Red Cuba.
4 news release under date of February
18, by Hon. Byron B. Gentry, national
corimander of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, urges that this action be imme-
di4tely repudiated by the American peo-
ple and responsible Government officials.
I welcome this pronouncement by the
head of this great organization of 1,300,-
000 overseas combat veterans-a pro-
nouncement which curtly and properly
rejects the sophistry of arguments that
the United States, as a member of the
U.N., is not thereby directly aiding a
Sino-Soviet dominated Communist re-
gime In Cuba, dedicated to the takeover
of the Western Hemisphere and the con-
quest of the United States.
Commander Gentry has exceptional
credentials when it comes to calling the
shots regarding the Cuban situation.
In a press release last September 28,
Commander Gentry called for an imme-
diate naval blockade of Cuba--nearly a
month before President Kennedy took
this unfortunately short-lived action.
In this September 28 statement, which
condemned the proposed Soviet "fishing
port" as "outrageous," Commander Gen-
try offered the singularly prophetic
warning that if the administration took
no action, "the situation will be much
worse next month than it is now."
In view of some recent objections by
top administration officials to cohgres-
slonal and public criticism of national
policies regarding Cuba-the latest by
Vice President JoHNsoN-I suggest that
Commander Gentry's current protest on
U.N. aid to Red Cuba can scarcely be
characterized as either "irresponsible"
or "partisan"
I commend his February 18 statement
to the Congress and the American peo-
ple :
The United Nations proposal to proceed
with support of Communist agricultural
programs in Cuba is a deliberate affront to
the principles of freedom and justice, which
motivated its founding. It is highly Im-
proper and embarrassing for our Nation to
continue supporting a U.N. agency that is
giving assistance to a Red dictator, whose
purpose Is the destruction of our Nation and
freedom throughout the Americas.
What this really means Is that the United
Nations is embarking on a program to
strengthen the bloody and oppressive Com-
muniet government of Cuba, thus strength-
ening a regime that is kept in power by the
Russian expeditionary force in Cuba.
The VFW Is not persuaded by technical ex-
planations that U.S. financial support will
not be involved in helping Castro. Regard-
less of such assurances, the fact remains
that the U.S. taxpayers are the major con-
tributor to the kind of endeavor the U.N.
Is now undertaking in Red Cuba. Directly
or indirectly, It will be the U.S. taxpayers
who will be footing a major portion of the
bill for supporting communism in Cuba
under this U.N. project.
It is truly shocking that the U.N., sup-
posedly dedicated to the protection of free-
dom, Is actively supporting an aggressive
Red regime, virtually on the doorstep of the
United States. The VFW urges that the
U.S. Government take every possible step
to prevent the United Nations from bolster-
ing Castro and his Communist control of
Cuba.
'Using U.N. funds and prestige to strength-
en Castro's cruel Communist government
places the U.N. In a position of deliberately
aiding an avowed enenmy of the United
States. It Is this kind of action which
creates grave doubts as to the wisdom of
continued U.S. membership In the U.N.
U.S. TREASURY ACQUISITION OF
HARD FOREIGN CURRENCY
(Mr. CLEVELAND (at the request of
Mr. HALL) was given permission to ex-
tend his remarks at this point In the
RECORD and to include extraneous
matter.)
Mr. CLEVELAND. Mr. Speaker, on
March Z, I placed in the CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD an item from the Washington
Post & Times Herald concerning "U.S.
Treasury Acquisition of Hard Foreign
Currency." This story alleged that the
U.S. Treasury was trying to float short-
term bonds to the French Government
for the equivalent of $100 to $150 million.
The Wall Street Journal of March 12,
1963, carried a disturbing editorial about
our balance of payments situation en-
titled "Ignorance or Intent?" Because
the strength of the U.S. dollar is im-
portant not only to Americans but to the
entire free world. I commend this edi-
torial to my colleagues. It says;
IGNORANCE OR INTENT?
Is It possible the Government's offiicals
really do not understand the balance-of-
payments problem?
The question is asked in all seriousness,
for there are few economic matters more
serious than this continuing deficit. The
yawning gap was $2.2 billion last year, almost
as huge as the year before, and the conse-
quent gold outflow was nearly $906 million,
bringing America's gold stock to its lowest
level in about a quarter of a century.
All hope has been abandoned of ending the
drain by the end of this year, as the admin-
istration had been promising. On the con-
trary, Treasury Secretary Dillon now warns
of more gold losses and a continuing pay-
ments deficit, In a word, we are further
than ever from halting this major source of
nonconfidence in the dollar, this leakage
which at the whim of foreigners could turn
into a calamitous flood.
And what, pray, is the Government doing
about it?
For one thing, Mr. Dillon says tax reduc-
tion plus persistent and firm expenditure
control will bring improvement In the bal-
ance of payments. His thought on taxes
appears to be that rate reductions will spur
domestic investment and thus keep more
capital at home. To that pious hope about
all that can be said now is, we'll see.
The comment about expenditure control
was perhaps a joke. It Is hard to see how
anyone could talk like that with a straight
face in view of a Federal spending budget
wildly out of control and a budget deficit
deliberately planned to hit nearly $12 billion.
Meantime the Government continues Its
piddling efforts to stanch the flow: Requir-
ing foreign-aid money to be spent here, dis-
couraging American tourist spending abroad
and the like. The continuing payments-
gold crisis is sufficient testimony to the In-
adequacy of these measures.
Now the officials are considering a further
gimmick which they think will finally turn
the tide. This would be a deliberate boost
In short-term interest rates to make them
more attractive in relation to foreign rates;
the short-term capital outgo is one of the
administration's preferred whipping-boys
for the payments trouble.
A general move away from the prevailing
easy-money policy would be a healthy de-
velopment of itself, and even this limited
tinkering might indeed stop some of the
short-term capital movements. But the
thinking behind the plan seems peculiar.
The technique being discussed for boost-
ing the rates is to have the Federal Reserve
raise the discount rate from 3 percent to
possibly 3.5 percent, as though that would
automatically increase interest rates, and
short-term ones in particular. Unaccom-
panied by other steps, it might or it might
not; in the past such changes have usually
followed or accompanied market rises rather
than specifically causing them.
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build d-a 600-bed addition at the Cook
County Hospital, for a cost estimated at
$24 million, which would then meet the
demands of the Hospital Accreditation
My bill provides that Federal funds
can be used to finance up to 90 percent
of the cost of additions or improvements
or even new eleemosynary hospitals.
Mr. Speaker, I am perfectly willing to
support reductions in other Government
spending to make funds for my proposal
available. I
believe this legislation is
Pennsylvanh -----------
428,768
sound. We
established long ago the
Puerto Rico --______-__
Rhode Island ------
290,571
34,274
principle in th
e Hill-Burton Act that the
South Carolina--------
76,870
Federal Gove
rnment should assist local
South Dakota________-
Tennessee ___
20,943
156
129
communities
in meeting their hospital
__________
Texas-----------------
,
341,140
needs. Howev
er, Mr. Speaker, it is quite
Utah------------------
30,830
obvious that
by commingling the needs
Vermont--------------
Virgin Islands ------___
14,051
2,065
of our public
nonprofit hospitals with
Virginia_______________
71, 305
our public el
eemosynary hospitals, the
Washington-----------
e
W st Virginia --_______
122,082
161
059
$150 million n
ow appropriated does not
W
isconsin_____________
,
104,749
begin to meet
the needs of our Nation's
Wyoming_ _ ___________
8,100
communities.
I firmly believe that by making the
present Bill-Burton appropriation avail-
able entirely as grants in aid to our not-
for-profit hospitals and then making an
additional $150 million available exclu-
sively as grants in aid to the States for
meeting the needs of their public elee-
mosynary hospitals, we will strike a more
realistic balance in helping communities
of our Nation.
I invite my colleagues to' join in co-
tponsoring this legislation. A copy of
the bill is included at the conclusion of
my remarks today. -
Distribution of $150,000,000 proposed for
Federal grants to States for construction
of public hospitals based on distribution
of average monthly number of recipients
of public assistance, calendar year 1962
Average
monthly
number of
recipients,
calendar
year 1962
Per-
cent of
U.S.
total
Distribu-
tion of
$150,000,000
Alabama______________ 204,484
Alaska________________ 6,409
Arizona_______________ 59,287
Arkansas______________ 93,345
California_____________ 710,433
Colorado______________ 96,100
Connecticut___________ 69,033
Delaware -------------- 13,469
District of Columbia-_ 29,984
Florida________________ 206,234
Georgia---------------- 190,402
Guam----------------- 1,203
Hawaii________________ 16,745
Idaho_________________ 118,550
Illinois________________ 429,366
Indiana ---------------- 173,505
Iowa__________________ 83,570
Kansas________________ 65,864
Kentucky_____________ 154,197
Louisiana_____________ 248,245
Maine_________________ 45,155
Maryland------------- 78,525
Massachusetts-------- 173,469
Michigan______________ 320,554
Minnesota_____________ 118,662
Mississippi ------------ 177, 019
Missouri______________ 246,270
Montana______________ 19,886
Nebraska______________ 32,371
Nevada_______________ 7,750
New Hampshire--___-- 12,344
New Jersey --------- _-_ 133,356
New Mexico___________ 44,067
New York ------------ 571, 030
North Carolina________ 188,399
North Dakota --------- 17,273
Ohio ---------- ------- 384, 492
Oklahoma_____________ 188,378
Oregon_______________ - 63,115
No. 39-5
2.74
09
:79
1.25
9.64
1.29
93
.18
.40
2.76
2.55
.02
.22
.25
5.75
11..98
12
.88
2.07
3.33
.61
1.05
2.32
4,20
1.56
2.37
3.30
.27
.43
.10
.17
1.79
59
7.65
2.52
.23
5. 15
2.52
.85
4,110, 000
129,000
1,192,000
1, 876,000
14, 460,000
1,93%000
1.388, 000
271,000
603.000
4,145,000
3,827,000
24, 000
337, 000
373,000
8,630,000
1, 477, 000
1,680,000
1,324,000
3,099,000
4,990,000
908,000
1,578,000
3,487,000
6,443,000
2,345,000
3,558,000
4,950,000
400,000
651, 000
156,000
248,000
2,681,000
886,000
11, 478, 000
3,787,000
347,000
7,728,000
3,786.000
1,269,000
Distribution of $150,000,000 proposed for
Federal grants to States for construction of
public hospitals based on distribution of
average monthly number of recipients of
public assistance, calendar year 1962-Con-
tinued
Average
monthly
numberof
recipients,
calendar
year 1962
Per-
cent of
U.S,
total
5. 75
3.89
.46
1.03
.28
2.09
4.57
.41
.19
.03
.96
1.64
2.16
1.40
.11
Distribu-
tion of
$150,000,000
$8, 618, 000
5,841,000
689,000
1,545,000
421, 000
3,138,000
6,857,000
620,000
282,000
42,000
1,435,000
2,454,000
3,237,000
2,105,000
163, 000
1 Excludes recipients under general assistance program;
State agency does not report these data. Each State's
allotment would be altered slightly as the figures for
Indiana and Idaho become available.
H.R. 4831
A bill to amend the Public Health Service
Act so as to establish a special program
for the construction, expansion, remodel-
ing, and alteration of public eleemosynary
hospitals
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That (a)
section 621 of the Public Health Service Act
(42 U.S.C. 291d) is amended by striking out
"construction of public and other nonprofit
'hospitals" and inserting in lieu thereof "con-
struction of public hospitals, other than pub-
lic eleemosynary hospitals, and other non-
profit hospitals".
(b) Subsection (e) of section 631 of the
Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 291a
(e)) is amended by inserting "(1)" immedi-
ately after "(e)"-and by adding at the end
thereof the following new paragraph:
"(2) the term 'public eleemosynary hos-
pital' means any hospital owned or operated
by a State or political subdivision of a State
or any agency or instrumentality of a State
or such a political subdivision in which all
patients are treated and attended by physi-
cians who treat or attend such patients with-
out reimbursement or receive reimbursement
therefor only from the public entity owning
or operating such hospital." -
(c) Subsection (k) of such section 631 is
amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new paragraph:
"(3) In the case of any project for the
construction of a public eleemosynary hos-
pital which is approved after the effective
date of this paragraph, the Federal share
shall be up to 90 per centum of the cost of
the construction of such project."
SEC. 2. (a) Title VI of the Public Health
Service Act (42 U.S.C., subchapter IV) is
amended by adding at the end thereof the
following new part:
"PART I-CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC ELEEMOSY-
NARY HOSPITALS -
"Authorization of appropriations
"SEC. 671. In order to assist the States in
carrying out the purposes of section 601(b)
there is hereby authorized to be appropriated
the sum of $150,000,000 for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1964, and a like sum for each
of the four succeeding fiscal years, for the
construction of public eleemosynary hos-
pitals.
"Allotments to States
"SEC. 672. (a) Each State for which a State
plan has been submitted and approved under
section 623 prior to or during a fiscal year
shall be entitled for such year to an allot-
ment of a sum bearing the same ratio to the
amount appropriated pursuant to section
dividuals receiving general assistance in such
671 for such fiscal year as the number of in-
State bears to the aggregate of individuals
receiving general assistance in all the States.
"(b) For purposes of this section-
"(1) the term 'general assistance' means
money payments or medical care received by
needy individuals under a program estab-
lished by State law or by an ordinance of
a political subdivision of a State, but does
not include any such payments or care re-
ceived by an inmate of any public penal or
correctional institution;
"(2) the number of individuals receiving
general assistance in any State and in all
the States shall be the -average' monthly
number of such individuals for the most
recent year for which satisfactory data, as
determined by the Surgeon General, are
available for all the States.
"Approval of projects
"SEC. 673. For each project for construc-
tion of a public eleemosynary hospital, there
shall be submitted to the Surgeon General
through the State agency (designated as
provided in section 623(a)(1)) an applica-
tion by the State or a political subdivision
thereof. Such application shall set forth-
"(1) a description of the site for such
project;
"(2) plans and specifications therefor in
accordance with the regulations prescribed
by the Surgeon General under section
622(e);
"(3) reasonable assurance that title, as de-
fined in section - 631(j), to such site is or
will be vested in the applicant or in the
public entity which is to operate the hos-
pital;
"(4) reasonable assurance that adequate
financial support will be available for the
construction of the project and for its main-
tenance and operation when completed; and
"(5) reasonable assurance that the rates
of pay for laborers and mechanics engaged
in construction of the project will be not
less than the prevailing local wage rates for similar work as determined in accord-
ance with Public Law 403 of the Seventy-
fourth Congress, approved August 30, 1935,
as amended.
The Surgeon General shall approve any such,
application if (A) sufficient funds to pay
the Federal share of the cost of construc-
tion of such project are available from the
allotment to the State made under section
672; (B) it has been approved and recom-
mended by the State agency and is entitled
to priority over other projects for the con-
struction of public eleemosynary hospitals
within the State in accordance with the
regulations prescribed pursuant to section
622(d) ; and (C) such project is in conform-
ity with the State plan approved under
section 623. No application shall be dis-
approved until the Surgeon General has af-
forded the applicant an opportunity for a
hearing.
"Payments
"SEC. 674. (a) Upon approving an applica-
tion under this part, the Surgeon General
shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury
an amount equal to the Federal share of
the estimated cost of construction of the
project and designate the appropriation from
which it is to be paid. Such certification
shall provide for payments to the State.
Upon certification by the State agency, based
upon inspection by it, that work has been
performed upon a project, or purchases have
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been ode, in accordance with the approved
plans and specifications, and that payment
of $u, installment Is `d}'ua to the applicant,
the Surgeon General shall certify such in-
dtaliment for. payment by the secretary of
the Treasury; except that if the Surgeon
General, after investigation or otherwise,
has ground to believe that a default has
occurred requiring action pursuant to sec-
tion 632(a) he may, upon giving notice of
hearing pursuant to such subsection. with-
hold certification pending action based on
such hearing.
"(b) Amendment of any approved applica-
tion shall be subject to approval In the same
manner as an original application. Certifi-'
cation under subsection (a) may be
amended, either upon approval of an amend-
ment of the application or upon revision of
the estimatedcost of a project. An amend-
ed certification may direct that any addi-
tional payment be made from the applicable
allotment for the fiscal year in which such
amended certification is made.
"(c) The funds paid under this section
for the construction of an approved project
shall be used solely for carrying out such
project as so approved."
(b) Clause (1) of subsection (f) of section
822 of the Public Health Service Act (42
U.S.C. 291e(f) (1)) is amended by striking
out the comma immediately preceding "but"
and all that follows through the word
?gyoup,,
SEC 3. ;The The, amendments made by this
Act shalltake effect on July 1, 1983; except
that such amendments other than the
amendment made by section 2(b) of this Act,
shall not apply to any project for the con-
structlgn of a public eleemosynary hospital,
if an application with respect to such hos-
pital was approved under section 825 of
the Public Health Service Act before July 1.
RESIGNATION FROM AND APPOINT-
0 .COMMITTEE
The SPEAKER laid before the House
the following communication, which
'was read:
MARCH 18, 1963.
Hon.JoHN W.McCoaancx,
Office of the Speaker,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.C.
DEAR Ma. SpzAxxa: l: deeply regret to advise
you that I will not be able to serve as a
delegate to the meeting of the Mexico-United
States fnterparllamentary Group which will
meet at Quanajuanto, Mexico, March 18-21,
IQ63. ..
Circumstances have arisen which make it
necessary for me to remain in Washington
during those days. I particularly regret
such action because of my interest in
Mexican-American affairs. I was looking for-
ward with great anticipation to this third
interparliamentary meeting.
Your kindness In, desigisting me as a dele-
gate is most appreciated. I hope that this
necessary change of plans at this late date
will not cause an inconvenience to you.
With best wishes. I am,
Sincerely yours.
-CLEMENT J. ZARLOCKI,
Member of Congress.
The SPEAKER. Without objection,
the resignation will be accepted.
There was no objection.
The SPEAKER. Pursuant to the pro-
visions of section 1, Public Law 86-
420, the 'Chair appoints as a member of
the U.S. delegation of the Mexico-United
States Interparliamentary Gro>:ip for
the meeting to be held in the Republic
of Mexico, beginning on Monday,
March 18, 1963, the gentleman from
California [Mr. CAMERON] to fill the
existing vacancy thereon.
TAX DEDUCTIONS FOR COLLEGE
TUITION
(Mr. HORTON asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his re-
marks.)
Mr. HORTON. Mr. Speaker, I have
introduced a bill today to permit tax de-
ductions for college tuition and other
educational expenses.
This proposed amendment to the In-
ternal Revenue Code is one way in which
the Federal Government can offer direct
encouragement of higher education.
Further, it can be accomplished without
Federal control or regulation,
The costs of higher education in our
country have risen sharply in recent
years-well above the general cost index
climb. Those who shoulder this bur-
den-parents or students, themselves-
are entitled to more equitable tax treat-
ment.
Specifically, this bill will allow a tax-
payer to deduct from gross income tui-
tion and certain other educational
expenses paid for his education, the
education of his spouse, or any of his
dependents at an institution of higher
learning.
Laboratory, library, field study, enroll-
ment, and other fees and, charges, as
well as the costs of the required text-
books will be deductible under the provi-
sions of the bill. However, it will not
permit a tax deduction for unrelated ex-
penses such as room, board and travel.
I urge Congress to pay particular at-
tention to this area as it deliberates the
many tax reduction and reform bills
which will come before it in the days
ahead.
SHIPPING etrZ -
Z
(Mr. ROGERS oforid ed and
was given permission address the
House for i minute and to revise and
extend his remarks.)
Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. Speak-
er, I disclosed on the floor of the House
late yesterday afternoon that a natu-
ralized American citizen who has re-
ceived some $32 million in U.S. Govern-
ment-insured loans has a substantial
interest in oversea companies which ac-
count for some 30 percent of all current
non-Communist shipping to Communist
Cuba.
This man's name is Manuel E. Kulu-
kundis. He was naturalized on June
20, 1955, and lives in New York, As I
stated earlier, he curiously obtained a
fleet of surplus World War II U.S. ves-
sels purchased under the Ship Sales Act
of 1946 the same day he obtained U.S.
citizenship; and purchase of the Gov-
ernment surplus vessels had been previ-
ously questioned because he was not an
American citizen.
Since that time Kulukundis has re-
ceived some $32 million In U.B. Govern-
ment-insured loans which have helped
March 13
underwrite his worldwide shipping
operations.
In my remarks to the House yesterday
I revealed that during the summer
months of 1962, Kulukundis ships ac-
counted for 10 percent of all free world
shipping to Cuba, and that 12, of the 14
Kulukundis ships were tankers carrying
vital Soviet cargos from parts inside
the U.S.S.R.
From facts I included in the CONGRES-
SIONAL RECORD last night accompanied
by Information now in my possession I
firmly feel sufficient evidence now exists
to initiate full investigation by appro-
priate committees of Congress into the
entire operations of this citizen of
convenience.
WELCOME TO ELGIN
The SPEAKER. Under previous or-
der of the House, the gentleman from
South Carolina [Mr. HEMPHILL] is rec-
ognized for 30 minutes.
Mr. HEMPHILL. Mr. Speaker, on
Sunday, March 10, 1963, South Caro-
lina's newest industry officially held open
house on the occasion of the dedication
of its new watch plant at Elgin, S.C., in
Kershaw County, in my district. The
public was int'ited.
In the Columbia (S.C.) State of Sat-
urday, March 9, 1963, there appeared an
almost full-page advertisement of invita-
tion and I Quote:
Elgin National Watch Co. cordially in-
vites you to. attend the dedication of its
new watch plant at Elgin [formerly Blaney]
Sunday, March 10, 3 p.m. at the plant site
[Kershaw County[. Program includes an
open house and plant tour. Refreshments
will be served. Bring the family this Sun-
day and meet Elgin. South Carolina's new-
est industry.
We are proud to have the Elgin Na-
tional Watch Co. come to South Caro-
lina. We welcome them with all the hos-
pitality at our command, and we salute
the great efforts of all those who made
the plant a reality. We were privileged
to have visiting us in South Carolina,
on the occasion of the opening, the presi-
dent and the chairman of the board, and
three directors of Elgin National Watch
Co.. who headed the list of Elgin execu-
tives participating in the firm's plant
dedication.
Henry M. Margolis, president and
board chairman, attended with his love-
ly wife and son.
Among the directors who attended
were William C. Croft, president, Pyle
National Co. -a South Carolina native
who has made good in the business
world; A. Phillip Goldsmith, chairman
of the board, Bates Fabrics, Inc.; and
Charles F. Willis, Jr., president, Alaska
Air Lines, Inc. In addition, eight mem-
bers of the Elgin management of the
company's general offices at Elgin, Ill.,
participated in the dedication. The
Honorable John C. West, able senator of
Kershaw County, S.C., was master of
ceremonies.' He introduced the Rever-
end Dean Clyde, pastor of the . Blaney
Baptist Church who gave the invocation.
Then, appropriately, we had' "The Star-
Spangled Banner." ''there is nothing
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unusual about this; in South Carolina We were all inspired by the address of formation systems Division to develop and
unique timekeeping device for the we put Gtr' first and the country next. this fine businessman. He dedicated his build the Apollo command module. The device is an
Then Senator West introduced the plant to America, to usefulness for the electronic metronome with an infallible
various platform guests including those purposes of this great country. I felt sense of timing that will call the signals on
I have already named who did us high that we were listening to a big patriot of board NASA's moon-bound Apollo space-
honor by attending the dedication. He a patriotic organization. craft.
also introduced ex-Gov. Ernest F. Hol- Later he presented -Gov.. Donald S. The Apollo spacecraft, which is under the
lings, whose efforts in obtaining the Russell with a magnificent timepiece. direction N TXA's s scheduled t manned-spacecraft take three
were saluted by Senator West and Governor Russell responded to the dedi- ter, Houston, on around triple the moon for
others on the program. Senator STROM cation address in the fine fashion so scientific research by 1970.
TIURMONO was present to honor us with characteristic of this brilliant new chief The award to the Illinois firm was the 17th
his presence. Then Senator West in- executive of South Carolina. He wel- major selection by North American Avia-
troduced President Henry M. Margolis, comed not only the Elgin plant, but all tion's Space and Information Systems Di-
who made the dedication address. of its officials, to the warmth and hospi- vision, principal contractor for the Apollo
It had been my hope that I would be tality of South Carolina, and told Mr. command s ave and service modules. The 17 ce s totaling com-m able to put into the CONGRESSIONAL REC- Margolis that we would consider him an pani $ha received and award located in 10
oRD the full text of the address of this honorary citizen of our great State, and Sthan million, .
tates.
great businessman, symbolic of the free presented to him a flag of the State of The electronic timekeeper will be to moon-
enterprise system of this great Nation. South Carolina to be flown over the new bound astronauts what the automatic clock
Since I do not have the text, I will try plant. Margolis radio electric timer are to the contem-
to highlight the significant facts he After the ceremony, Mr. p y
brought, out. made an appropriate reply. He then it will receive its synchronization from
solves aavr navigation t com en
Of the 25 million watches sold in 1962 presented Senator John C. West with the the on -board guidance
cadence
in the United States of America, only first watch, a fitting tribute to the untir- synchronizes the timekeeper to problem
1,250,000 were manufactured in the ing efforts of Senator West in bringing and sron the the to eper to oun an opec-
United States. Not only are we failing to the plant to South Carolina. ation.
produce for our own people, but we are I think it significant that on the inside With a required flight and ground check-
letting imports take away from our peo- cover of the program, Mr. Margolis had out operating life of about 2,000 hours, the
pie the possibility of jobs working in the also included a very timely statement. sp e-age timepiece will be t y,
keep otectfqutp television, e
watch factories of this Nation. Mr. We quote from that statement:
lemetry,
Margolis significantly contrasted the In 1864, the Elgin National Watch Co. was and It on-board also ar provide cpm pulses synchronized.
ohs ed.
Production in Russia, where in 1961, the incorporated in Chicago and shortly there- quencer which vii jclock sys the Apollo t se-
Russians produced 25 million watches, after its first plant was built in nearby Elgin, cape tower the huge three-stage advanced
and took pride in the fact that they had Ill. Since the first Elgin watch was deliv- Saturn C-V space vehicle breaks the mag=
developed that many technicians to do ered from the hands of its early craftsmen, netic bounds of earth.
Elgin timepieces have never ceased ticking The electronic metronome will be a little
the intricate handwork necessary to as- away the seconds,. counting the minutes and black box about the size of a loaf of bread
semble the Watches. hours for millions of persons throughout the and will weigh lthan 10 pounds. With
He pointed out to us the problem in- world. And during three wars, Elgin has the equivalent less e 4,800 parts tucked away,
volved in the import situation. Eighty contributed importantly to our Nation's de- the a small n a pinhead, but none larger
percent of the cost of producing an Elgin tense as a producer of specialized timing som small ball, the device will utilize the
Vyateh, or any other American watch, mechanisms, most recent developments in microminia-
labor We pay the highest prices in the Today, nearly 100 years later, Elgin ture circuitry, recording for later analysis
world for labor, ans.. we are'proud of that proud to dedicate its newest watch plant see time between major events such as
here in Elgin, S.C. This first phase of our elapsed sed time firings.
fact, but we -are"competing with foreign operation here contains 72,0007square feet robot timekeeper will ha redun-
dancy robot time leper feature) have a e) that unwill
manufacturers who pay as little as 30 of space, and features the mast advanced The
Cents an hour for their labor. equipment, air conditioning and dehumidify- guarantee 1-million-to-1 odds against
The courageous president of this com- ing systems. Without doubt, it is the most fuara
opera-
pang exhibited the magnificent courage modern and efficient watch assembly operas Its passion for accuracy will be equaled
tion in the United states, and possibly the only by the National Bureau .of Standards,
which is typical of the management of .world. timekeeper will be synchro-
his company. He stated that if his coin- The role of Elgin in South Carolina is a with nitre which before the plug timeke er the command
pang was expendable, they were not go- most significant one in the company's plans module.
ing to cry about it, but they had to be to. maintain and expand its preeminence in
convinced that it was in the best interest the watchmaking field in the United States. Senator West also introduced some
of the Nation. Meanwhile, he expressed To the people who are the Elgin National of the ladies present: Mrs. Henry Mar-
the Determination of his entire person- look atcf Co the same skills eand dedication et we golfs; South Carolina's first lady, Vir-hat
ne to face the tasks and meet the coal- have characterized Elgin's long and success- ginia Russell; Mrs. Robert W. Hemphill,
lenges before them. They`intend to put ful history of fine watchmaking. We hope and Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon; then Senator
out the best watches in the world-and also that in the future plants serving other and Mrs. George McKeown, of Cherokee
they will. They intend to integrate the Elgin operations can be located here. County, S.C.; and Senator and Mrs. Dan
National Elgin Watch Co. into any de- As production of watches becomes a reality Laney, of Lee County, S.C. Singled out
fense effort this country may make, and in South Carolina, we wish to extend our in the audience were Commissioner Les
he told of the training of the fine peo- deepest appreciation for the outstanding Myers, of Kershaw County; E. T. Bowen,
ple of the community of the work which cooperation and- help from the many people of Elgin; Howard Speaks, Ed Mitchell,
they had to do. and organizations who hive made this new and Frank Rector, of Camden, S.C., and
industry passible. We take great pride in E. C. Potter, mayor of Elgin. Time did
He related the history of the Elgin becoming a member of your community and
plant coming to South Carolina. Less thank you for your warm welcome. And not permit further introduction.
than 6 months before March 10, the we look forward to a long and pleasant A crowd of 5,000 people attended the
ith those who have worked so dedication. The benediction was given
hi
p w
nd on the relations
ground had been broken, a occasion of the dedication, approximately diligently on our behalf. by the Reverend Milton McGuirt, pastor
220 people were gainfully employed in Also included in the statement was a of the Elgin Methodist Church.
the production of fine watches. news story released to the press on Feb- A silent host at the dedication was our
He saluted the fine people of Kershaw ruary 27, 1963; describing a significant own country. Through the magnificent
County, and the surrounding areas who Elgin contribution to U.S. space explora- efforts of the Area Redevelopment Ad-
have assimilated the training offered tion activities. The news story is as ministration of the Department of Com-
and.are giving excellent effort in their follows: merce of the United States of America, a
new fobs at the plant. I am sure much DowNEY, CALIF.-The Elgin National water system at Blaney, S.C., now Elgin,
of the credit for`this is due Mr. A. H. Watch Co.'s Research and Development Di- S.C., evolved from a dream to.reality. As
Eullrow, plant manager, who was'onthe vision, Rolling Meadows, Ill., was selected by Senator West so gratituously pointed
speakers' platform. - North American Aviation's Space and in- out-without water we could not have
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hoped to have this magnificent plant. I ernment has taken to date, and in order It has been pointed out that if the
salute the Area Redevelopment Ad- to provide the basis for recommends- doctrine was multilateralizefl it was in
ministration, its helpful officials, its,em- tions for future steps to which I add mdy order to keep the United States from
ployees at the Washington level and in own views. The debate, in other words, unilaterally invoking it according to its
the Atlanta regional office, for their must move with all responsibility for- own Interpretation. There are many
magnificent cooperation and help In get- ward into new areas of consideration. who disagree with this opinion.
ting water for Blaney. This is the kind The role of the loyal opposition has But there can be no legal question
of fruitfulness the Area Redevelopment on occasion been called Into question about the security treaties between
Administration was designed to be a du
in
thi
r
g
s debate Let ust thi b the
. puse- American States, including OAS,
part of. Industry, investment, Jobs, hind us permanently; what is involved The Rio Treaty signed to circumvent the
salaries, productivity, all a reality, And is the security of the United States of necessity to resort to the Monroe Doc-
throughout all, the preservation and pro- America. In our concern for this, we are trine, must, in its stead, provide for our
motion of the free enterprise system all united. I believe that constructive security. Under this treaty we can in-
that has made America great. debate can and does serve a vital func- yoke any kind of sanction, including
Like many others sitting on the plat- tion in a democracy-that of exposing military, in order to avoid a threat to the
form on that beautiful Sunday after- policy to public scrutiny, in which cruci- security of the American States. It is
noon, I could look out over the heads of ble a policy survives or falls on the com- time all the American people realize that
the crowd and see in the distance the bined interests of the American people. we have a solid legal basis for our firm
horizons which our eyesight limited us. It is in this crucible of le thy
I was too realistic to think that I could consideration and debate that adist ublic insistence at the
n- lishment get out of Cubat military estab-
see beyond the horizon, or prophesy what guishable consensus of opinion on the In this respect, I should
might happen to us. I could only say a Cuban problem has been distilled. I am many have found sadly lacking point ou
the sup--
little prayer of thankfulness that we grateful to many of my distinguished col- port for actions against the Castro re-
have people In industry like President leagues in both bodies of, this Congress gime on the part of the organization of
Margolis and the` people who came to do for providing some of the more recent American States. I am speaking now
us honor in the dedication on that Sun- and valuable debating material which not only of precipitant military actions,
day. I feel confident that with people has served to finally sharpen and focus but even the simple diplomatic, economic
{ of such caliber, together with the people the public's appreciation of the Cuban and commercial sanctions provided for
of the locality who have made a mag- problem, and to stimulate our National In the treaty. Some nations have not
nificent stride. in coming untrained from Government's responsibility in meeting even broken off relations with the Castro
the farms.and the homes, and learning that problem. regime, despite the missile crisis in Oc-
the skilled talents of assembling watches. Let me turn now to what is my Inter- tober, and the Cuban embassies in these
After the ceremony a fine tour of the pretation of this consensus of opinion countries continue to serve as focal dis-
plant was arranged. Courtesy was the about Cuba. First, there seems to be tribution points of propaganda and sub-
f watchword and hospitality the order of wide agreement on one fundamental is- versives, continue to provide means of
the day. sue. We want to settle the problem traveling to Cuba for guerrilla training,
It was a great day in South Carolina without invading Cuba, if it is humanly and continue in general to dissipate and
on Sunday. possible, fragment the actions of those American
Welcome Elgin. We are happy to have This feeling is tempered by another, States which are concerned about Cuban
you, proud of you, and we hope that in equally strong: the problem must be troublemaking. An honestly debatable
the future the great name of Elgin will solved. The United States cannot ac- question is: Has the administration ex-
be synonymous with the great name of cept the continued presence of Soviet erted sufficient leadership, or sufficient
the State of South Carolina. military power in the Western Hemi- pressure, to bring the members of the
sphere. Containment is not enough; So- Organization of American States into
viet troops in Cuba present an Intolerable agreement about sanctions on the Cuban
CONSENSUS ON CUBA situation. This is true for many rea- espionage and sabotage center?
The SPEAKER, Under previous order sons, and people may differ on why they For myself, I feel we have been sorely
of the. House, the gentleman from New agree that this is so, but they do agree lacking a policy on Cuba, I don't think
York CHo Huhe recognized for that there must be a withdrawal of So- the administration has really developed
60 minutes. viet forces from the Island. The prob- a clear policy about Cuba or the Western
I M ter. N. Mr. Speaker, there lem of how to do this, of course, Is one Hemisphere with respect to its freedom.
exr. today what I Mr. a rough which can be faced when we are In agree- I feel we must emphasize to all the peo-
exs today y of what opinion believe o be the most ment, and the executive branch is in pies of the world that we have made no
ns
erase problems with which the United agreement, that it should be done. commitments that prevent us from con-
{v This brings us to the third point of tinuing the embargo-quarantine has had to deal in recent years- consensus on the Cuban problem. And will-or from taking stronger er action you
E am referring to the Cuban situation. g rages action
This consensus has been shaped and that is that our Government has not it is essential to our security or to the
aammered
his out by means of public de- found an effective policy of solving the peace and freedom of this hemisphere. e
ate; very out other fns of policy e- Cuban problem so far. I am not going The President should make it clear that
ate; v sissues have been sub- to go into criticism of specific points of his hands are completely untied as to
tlon l security cur an intensive interchange s ub policy. I simply mean to point out that quarantine or any action required for
~f ideas and evaluations as has the Fidel Castro has been In power in Cuba the security of this hemisphere. I feel
uban
ids problem. for 4 years, and that there has been a we should have a powerful defense or-
opinion and the governmental Soviet military presence In Cuba for some ganization for the Caribbean states and
olicymaking and that this presence brought the Central America. I feel we should use
rag machinery have had suf- world to the brink la
t O
t
s
c
ober and that every meant
,s a our command to curb
dent exposure to this problem for the it continues to menace hemispheric se- shipments of goods to Cuba by our allies.
ast 4 years to have sifted the wheat curity, and that Cuba as a base for the And we have our own economic assist-
rom the chaff of this debate; to have training of saboteurs and agitators is in- ance program as a meaningful tool to
rliminated certain extreme or rash so- creasing, not decreasing, the security of end this sham. How ridiculous can we
utions; and to have observed the effects the American States. The consensus is be to allow what is still going on daily
f various actions on the part of our that Cuba is an obvious problem to which to continue? Here we give economic
vernment on the viability of the Ha- we have not found a solution, obvious or assistance and maintain broad trade
ana regime. This has helped to pare otherwise. ats he Cuban debate to the bone, to the Another point in this consensus is that ins turn, assist Cmany ,
uba's countrieseconomy whichand
evant heart of the matter. I believe if the Monroe Doctrine has been multi- strengthen Castro, often providing our
at it is necessary at this time to initi- lateralized as an instrument of hemi- own goods, our own machinery parts and
an evaluation of this consensus, with spheric security, then It must serve as an replacements so vital to Castro's pro-
view to measuring the pertinence of instrument of our security as well as our ductivity. We should carry out our
re steps toward solution which our Gov- neighbors.
threat to withdraw our aid to the na-
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tions violang thi" basic principle of
morality al d justice. The President has
this authority; he should use it.
I feel it is necessary to insist on the
withdrawal of Soviet troops-to relieve
this uncertainty which dominates our
minds regarding the existence of vast
Soviet troops and weapons which could
strike at us or other vital points in the
Western Hemisphere. I am convinced
that if these Soviet forces are removed
that they will take with them most of
the weapons they brought there, thus
removing the most potent tools Castro-
ism has in this hemisphere. This brings
me to another thought.
What on earth is this question of
offensive or defensive threat? What dif-
ference does it make? The Soviets have
not brought thousands of troops and
millions of rubles worth of equipment
into Cuba to bask in the Cuban sun. The
important thing is that there is this huge
Soviet military buildup in the Carib-
bean 90 miles from our shores-brazenly
and defiantly dedicated to the subversion
and the threat to security of our hemi-
sphere. It does not matter if it is offen-
sive or defensive. What does matter is
that the Soviet buildup has turned Cuba
into a base for subversion and terrorism
throughout the hemisphere.
Castro, buttressed by this Soviet
strength, makes no secret of his aims.
"Che" Guevara, his principal strategist
said publicly just a few months ago that
the Soviet Union from its Cuban base
intends to use every means to spread its
influence throughout Latin America:
stimulating unrest and guerrilla warfare
to weaken or topple neighboring govern-
ments. He emphasized that there is no
solution but armed struggle to overthrow
these governments. Guevara admitted
that guerrillas in Paraguay, in Guate-
mala, Colombia, and Venezuela are al-
ready active in armed struggle and that
guerrilla groups also have been inciting-
clashes in Nicaragua and Peru. What
more do we need.
Mr. Speaker, I am aware that- the
Cuban problem is not a simple one, but
I am convinced that it is a vital one to
this Nation's security. My purpose to-
day in bringing up these points has been
to suggest that a rough sort of consensus
has been arrived at about the Cuban
problem, and that now, on the basis of,
and operating within this consensus, we
ought to turn the ongoing debate onto
responsible measures to solve, or at least
to reduce, the problem to acceptable
dimensions.
Public concern over the Cuban im-
broglio has assumed many forms and has
covered a wide range of evaluations of
the problem and possible avenues to ex-
Toward this end I trust a bold policy
will emanate, and I am confident that
the whole country will unite behind
whatever firm action the President rec-
ommends to remove this menace. Of
course we should have ,a bipatrisan pol-
icy. But, to paraphrase Senator KEAT-
rnrG, bipartisanship does not mean blind
man's : bluff. It means' alert, 'open-
minded support for actions the Pii esident
.takes in pursuit ofU.S. objectives: When
the President acts-whether successfully
as in October, or unsuccessfully as at the
Bay of Pigs-he can expect bipartisan
backing with no recriminations. How-
ever, and I emphasize this, there must
be a definite policy to expect bipartisan
support. When there is no policy, except
wait and see, then, all citizens, yes and
Members of Congress, have a responsi-
bility to make their views known. I
believe that continued expressions of
American concern over the Soviet threat
in our hemisphere are very much in the
national interest. They can only
strengthen the President's hand in deal-
ing with the Soviets and convincing them
that we are determined to put an end to
their military activities in the Caribbean.
One such expression of concern has
been forwarded to me recently by a group
of young citizens from my native bor-
ough of Queens in New York. It is con-
tained in a resolution adopted by the
Queens County Young Republican Asso-
ciation of which Gordon L. Busching, of
Kew Gardens, serves as president. The
resolution was drafted by Z. Michael
Szaz, Ph. D., a member of the graduate
faculty of the History Department of St.
John's University, a noted author of nu-
merout books and scholarly articles and
a recent panelist at the International
Political Science Association's congress
in Paris.
Mr. Speaker, under unanimous con-
sent I insert the resolution at this point
in the RECORD:
RESOI.UTION ON THE CUBAN SITUATION UNANI-
MOUSLY PASSED BY THE QUEENS COUNTY
YOUNG REPUBLICAN ASSOCIATION, FEBRUARY
27, 1963
Whereas the Soviet Union, by deployment
of military forces, political subversion and
economic domination, has established a hos-
tile Communist base in the Western Hemi-
sphere in Cuba in contravention of the Mon-
roe Doctrine;
Whereas during the fall of 1962 offensive
missile weapons were dispatched by the So-
viet Union to Cuba and, though allegedy
withdrawn the promise of a ground inspec-
tion of the dismantled bases was never im-
plemented;
. Whereas the Cuban Communist govern-
ment and its Sino-Soviet and satellite ex
perts and training personnel are actively
engaged in subverting the political and
social order of free countries in Latin Amer-
ica and are maintaining an excessive weap-
ons arsenal;
Whereas the Communist rulers of the
Cuban nation have established a totalitarian
police regime against the wishes and inter-
ests of the Cuban people; and
Whereas the United States remains the
main military, political and economic bul-
wark of free nations locked into a lethal
struggle with international communism and
has to act in its own and its allies' interests
Therefore, be it
Resolved, That this committee recommends
the following actions: The U.S. Government
shall, by extending a short time limit, de-
mand from the Cuban and Soviet Govern-
ments that a ground and air inspection of
missile. and air bases be permitted under the
supervision, of the Organization of American
States,
If such a demand is not complied with,
the U.S. Government should be forced to
decree a complete embargo of all goods to
Cuba by the ships of any nation and enforce
it by all the means -at our command, Includ-
ing if necessary the Armed Forces of the
United States, and/or take any and all ac-
tions necessary to liquidate the Communist
danger to the Western Hemisphere.
(Mr. ASHBROOK (at the request of
Mr. HALPERN) was granted permission
to extend his remarks at this point.)
Mr. ASHBROOK. Mr. Speaker, I
want to generally associate myself with
the gentlemen who have been speaking
out on this vital matter which is of such
great interest to the American people.
I have known Dr. Michael Szaz for
many years and he brings a wide
breadth of understanding to these sub-
jects. I read with interest the resolu-
tion which has been incorporated into
the RECORD by the gentleman from New
York [Mr. HALPERN] and I want to com-
mend this fine group of young Republi-
cans for their statement. Mr. Szaz is
their inspirational leader.
Looking back to the statement by the
President of the United States just be-
fore the 1962 election, I well recall the
firmness of the President's position.
His actions did not keep up with his
words. In point six of his declaration he
affirmed his intention to press the block-
ade of Cuba until adequate on-site in-
spection was accomplished. His aban-
donment of this position before such
inspection was provided for has weak-
ened our position throughout the world
and certainly given wide latitude for
action to Mr. Khrushchev who will not
have to fear our strong words as long
as Mr. Kennedy is in the White House.
I commend the gentleman for bring-
ing this important message to the House
of Representatives.
(Mr. HALPERN asked and was given
permission to revise and extend his re-
marks and to include a resolution.)
GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND
Mr. HALPERN. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that all Members de-
siring to do so may extend their remarks
at this point in the RECORD on this sub-
ject.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. With-
out objection, it is so ordered.
There was no objection.,
CORRECTION OFF ROLLCALL
Mr. WIDNALL. Mr. Speaker, I am
informed that on rollcall No. 14 I was
recorded as not voting. I was present.
and voted in the affirmative. I ask
unanimous Consent that the rolleall be
corrected accordingly,
The SPEAKER pro tempore. With-
out objection, it is so ordered.
There was no objection.
DYNA-SOAR
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under
previous order of the House,. the gentle-
man from Washington [Mr. PELLY] is
recognized for 60 minutes.
Mr., PELLY. Mr. Speaker, earlier to-
day the House , passed. H.R, 2420, a bill to
authorize for. the fiscal year. 1964 pro-
curement, research, development, tests,
and evaluation of aircraft missiles , and
naval vessels for. the Armed Forces.
During the 4 hours of general debate
on that bill the only real controversy
had to do with the RS-70, previously
known as' the B-70. A great deal of
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time was consumed in discussing that
project and there was not sufficient time
available to me to bring up a subject
which I think Is also of great importance
to the whole defense posture.
A new controversy seems in the mak-
ing. Yesterday the Washington Daily
News carried a big headline to the effect
that the United States may scratch
Dyna-Soar. The article in this paper
indicated that Secretary of Defense
Robert $, McNamara may cancel the Air
Force role In either Gemini or Dyna-
Soar. For the information of the Mem-
bers who are not acquainted with the
various space projects, Gemini is a proj-
ect to develop space rendezvous and
docking techniques in orbit, using a two-
man capsule. Dyna-Soar, which Is also
called the X-20A, is an Air Force proj-
ect involving a manned, winged, glide
reentry vehicle of orbital capability
boosted by a Titan III launch vehicle.
The Gemini is scheduled for flight tests
beginning late this year and the Dyna-
Soar is not scheduled for testing until
1965.
Mr. Speaker, the news Item which ap-
peared yesterday followed testimony
made public by the House Armed Serv-
iees Committee which indicated that
Defense Secretary McNamara said he
would not want to prejudge statements
that have been made but his guess was
that Gemini, as against Dyna-Soar, has
a greater military potential for us. Ap-
parently, Mr. Speaker, the question to
be decided is as to whether to continue
with Dyna-Soar or modify Gemini for
military purposes. Secretary McNa-
mara is quoted as saying each spacecraft
could cost $800 million and before in-
vesting $1.6 billion the Government
probably would make a choice between
them.
My purpose in rising today is not to
tell the House that Secretary McNamara
Is about to make a mistake. Far from
It-I have considerable respect for Mr.
McNamara. One time I told him when
he appeared before the Merchant Ma-
rine Committee that If he wanted to cut
down a military establishment in my dis-
trict and if he could show me that it
*as no longer needed I would support
him.
In this case of the Dyna-Soar, which
is being developed in the congressional
district adjoining mine, I would make the
same statement. However, If I think the
Secretary Is wrong I will oppose him with
equal directness. Especially I stress the
matter of justification because when you
are spending public funds and admin-
istering the public business you just do
not make a decision and act without let-
ting the people know why you make the
decisions you do; or that is the way it
should be.
Mr. STINSON. Mr. Speaker, will the
gentleman yield?
Mr. PE'LLY. I yield to my colleague
from Washington, in whose district the
Dyna-Soar is being developed.
Mr. S'i.`It+TOI4... Mr. Speaker, I would
like the gentleman from Washington
[Mr. PE1,1,Y] to say If he believes there
are political considerations In awarding
or cancellation of contracts,
Mr. PELLY. I would say to my col- that the public interest calls, for more
league that yesterday in the general de- _ facts than have been revealed.
bate It was made abundantly clear by the Mr. Speaker, when the question as to
,chairman of the House Armed Services the possible striking of the Dyna-Soar
Committee that such a controversy Is program comes up there are some facts
being looked into at the other end of the, which I think Members of this House
Capitol. Such influence or political con- and the public should be-given. For ex-
sideration has been suspected. .
I will say this too, I have a high regard
for Secretary McNamara. Any political
motivation in my judgment would not
be of his deliberate doing. He is not such
a man.
But, Mr. Speaker, I would say to my
colleague the public needs for facts and
reassurance on this score.
For example, the President, while cam-
paigning in support of Mayor Richard-
son Dilworth's candidacy for Governor the RECORD from the actual transcript.
of Pennsylvania last fail, speaking at the Mr. Hammill, a staff member of the Sci-
McKeesport, Pa., city hail on October. ence and Astronautics Committee asked
13, 1962, said: this question:
Working with Governor Lawrence since
1960, we have increased by 50 percent the
number of prime defense contracts that come
to Pennsylvania. job retraining, cleaning our
rivers, area redevelopment, Increasing our
food supplies for those on relief-all these
measures which can be brought about with
a progressive. democratic Governor, working
with all of us.
In other words. Mr. Speaker, the Presi-
dent implied very pointedly that only by
the election of a Democrat Governor
could Pennsylvania expect to maintain
or Improve Its present posture with re-
spect to defense contracts.
It is known furthermore that all de--
cislons on contract awards are chan-
neled through the White House. Every
award over $1 million, I have been told,
goes to the White House and thereafter
to someone for political advantage In
making a public announcement.
The public knows this. The public also
knows there was an inference that if the
President's brother was elected to the
Senate It would be good for Massachu-
setts in obtaining defense business.
I would defend Mr. McNamara him-
self but as for this administration no one
Has convinced the public that there are
not political considerations in these
matters. -
When the next election conies around
questions of this nature will be raised.
Rightfully so too. I imagine my col-
league will remind his constituents of
what has transpired. But I certainly
hold Mr. McNamara blameless-unless
someone shows to the contrary. I dis-
agree with his reasons as to his decision
on the TFX. It is a costly mistake to
my mind.
- As was said yesterday, Mr. McNamara
is no military genius, but he is an execu-
tive and as such, of course, he will make
honest blunders. -
I do not want him to make any such
wrong decision with regard to Dyna-
Sdar. That is why I am raising this
Issue today and writing into the RECORD
what experts have testified regarding
continuation of Dyna-Soar.
I certainly do not think Mr. McNamara
Is motivated by political consideration
but somebody on the administration
team that made this decision could have
been politically motivated, and. I think
ample, I think testimony of Dr. Robert
C. Seamans, Jr,, who is the Associate
Administrator of the National Aeronau-
tics and Space Administration, before my
Committee of Science and Astronautics
on February 25, 1962, made certain
things very clear insofar as the interest
of science in connection with both the
Dyna-Soar and the Gemini.
Let me cite what Dr. Seamans said in
response to a question. I will read into
Mr. HAMMna,. Well now there are reports
in the press to the effect that in view of the
NASA-Air Force Gemini agreement that the
Dyna-Soar program is being reevaluated
within Defense.
Now the question Is: Can Dyna-Soar and
Gemini be distinguished as to objectives,
because we understand Gemini to be looking
toward maneuverability in space, rendezvous
in docking and landing at a small preselected
land site, which seems-to me to be very simi-
lar to the objectives of Dyna-Soar.
Mr. SEAMANs. Well, it is true that all major
programs are always under review and con-
sequently Dyna-Soar is being thoroughly
evaluated.
We In NASA feel that the two programs
are complementary and not in conflict, one
with another. We look to the Gemini to
push forward the frontiers in space with
space-type maneuvers, the kind you referred
to. However, we feel the Dyrta-Soar is an
extremely important part of the national
effort in order to better understand the prob-
lems of very high speed maneuver during
reentry. large acceleration, large L/R lift-
drag ratios. This Is important in systems
that may involve return from orbit on a pre-
scribed orbit, rather-in the case of Gemini
we can wait an extra orbit or two to come
down when we want, in the case of the Dyna-
Soar we would have the ability to come down
without going around the earth several times
to get in a favorable position.
Also the Dyna-Soar is giving this country
an opportunity to gain additional informa-
tion on certain very important materials un-
der very high temperature. It would be, we
feel, a loss to the country If this program
were cancelled.
Mr. Speaker, it is not possible, of
course, to divorce defense and the peace-
ful exploration of space. Military au-
thorities have made it very clear that a
major breakthrough in space on the part
of the Soviets could place the United
States in a position of vulnerability
which we have not occupied before. We
would have a gap.
From the foregoing, Mr. Speaker, it
will be clear that from a scientific point
of view the Dyna-Soar program is con-
sidered important. As to the testimony
indicating the position of the military
service let me cite Lt. Gen. James Fer-
guson, Deputy Chief of Staff, Research
and. Development, U.S. Air Force. In
appearing before the Committee of Sci-
ence and Astronautics on March 1, 1963,
in his statement on space posture Gen-
eral Ferguson said:
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ganizati on, which plans to spend $1.2
million . 4,i:,,Castro Cuba under a Fund
grant of 1961, has administered by far
the most projects of any U.N. agency.
The. FAO, has participated in 113
projects.
I might point out again that the Inter-
national Atomic, Energy Agency has par-
ticipated in only one project-that in
Yugoslavia.
I am pleased to be able to inform the
House that none of the 42 projects ap-
proved this year are in Communist-bloc
nations. This will be of some relief to
American taxpayers who are footing 40
percent of the Special Fund bill. How-
ever, let us not forget that under con-
tinuing projects started in, earlier years
the Special Fund still is involved in six
projects in Communist Cuba, Commu-
nist Yugoslavia, and Communist Poland
at a cost to the American taxpayer of
$2,249,040.
3. Costs of individual projects, January 1963
3879
The nations and territories repre-
sented in the 42 new Special Fund proj-
ects are: Afghanistan, Argentina, Bo-
livia, Brazil, Ceylon, Chile, China, Co-
lombia, Ecuador, Gabon, Ghana, Greece,
Guatemala, Guinea, India, Iran, Jordan,
Madagascar, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco,
Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, South
Korea, Senegal, Syria, Thailand, Tu-
nisia, Turkey, UAR, Singapore, Uruguay,
and Venezuela.
~
Approved by
Executing
Duration of
Cost of projects (U.S. dollar equivalent)
-. Project by country
governing council
agency
project
(years)
Special fund
Government
Total
earinarkings'
counterpart
contribution I
Afghanistan: Groundwater investigation_____________________________
January 1963______
U.N--------
5
2,009,700
1,389,700
710,000
Argentina: Mineral survey in the Andean Cordillera_______________________
hI
L
P
i
h
l
i
l
it
t
----- do.------------
d
U.N--------
U
4
2,410,900
1,166,900
1,244,000
az______________________________
no
og
Researc
nst
u
e,
a
Boliv
a: Tec
ca
_____
o-__________-_
.N------ .-
.5
1,354,600
695,600
659,000
Brazil: Power development program for south central Brazil__________________
----- do-------------
IBRD------
3
3,627,300
1,823,300
1,804,000
Ceylon: Improvement of oil handling facilities In the port of Colombo -----------
---- do---------- ___
IBRD------
134
133,000
111,000
22,000
Chile: Mineral resources survey of'lie Province ofCoquimbo______-------------
__-------------
U,N________
1)1
805,100
507,100
298
000
China:
,
Metal Industries Development Center, Knohsinng------------ ------- -----
_____do_____________
ILO________
5
2,040, 000
1,142,000
898
000
Comprehensive hydraulic development survey of the Choshdt and Wu
----- do-------------
U.N--------
3
1,594,800
885
800
,
709
000
Basins.
,
,
Colombia; School of Engineering, National University, Bogota___-------------
---- do-------------
UNESCO--
5
1,743,100
604,100
1,139
000
Equador: Preinvestmentstudies onforestry development inthenorthwest -----
---- do___----------
FAO --------
5
1,720,600
825,600
,
895
000
Gabon: Iron ore transport survey ----------------- _ _____ ?_,._.-_______-__
_ ___ do -------------
IBRD______
2
2,892,000
2
092
000
,
800
000
Ghana:
,
,
,
Food research and development unit_______________________________________
----- do-------------
FAO--------
5
1,880,800
880,800
1,000
000
Preparalilonofamaster plan forwater supply andsewerage ------------- ----
----- do-------------
WHO-------
2
2153300
865,300
,
1
288
000
Greece: Training of technical teachers for vocational industrial schools___________
----- do-------------
UNESCO--
4
3:211:500
932, 500
,
,
2,279 000
Guatemala: Prefnvestmentstudy on forestry development ---- ------------------
----- do -------------
FAO --------
5
1,660,200
767,200
893
000
Guinea: Improvomentand expansion ofrice cultivation in the constal lowlands --
----- do -------------
FAO________
5
1,818,100
1,147,100
,
671
000
India: Institute of Tropical Meteorology and International Meteorological
_____do_____________
WMO------
3
2,003,500
873
500
,
1
130
000
Center.
,
,
,
Iran:
Animal Husbandry Research Institute, Hyderabad ------------------ ------
----- do------------
FAO --------
5
4,308,100
919,100
3
389
000
Pasture and fodder crop investigations unit, Karaj__________________________
----- do------------
FAO--------
S
2,570,800
626, 800
,
,
1
944
000
Jordan: Training and demonstration in afforestation and forest management____
----- do------------
FAO-______
4
707,400
507,400
,
,
000
290
Lebanon: Soil survey and related irrigation schemes -------------- __------------
----- do------------
FAO --------
4
1,029,700
485,700
,
544
000
Madagascar: Educational Training and Research Institute, Tananarive________
----- do------- _----
UNESCO--
6
2,924,200
1,435, 200
,
489
1
000
Mexico: National Agricultural Institute, Chapingo__.__---- -------------------
---- _do------------
FAO --------
4
4,846300
1,714,300
,
,
3
132
000
Morocco: Integrated economic plan for agricultural development of the Sebou
----- do------------
FAO--------
3
4,449,000
1
246
000
,
,
3
203
000
region.
,
,
,
,
Nicaragua: Milieralsurvey ------- ----------------------------- ---------------
----- do------------
U.N--------
23z
1,093,500
738,500
355
000
Nigeria:
,
SocondarySchool Teacher Training College, westernregion -----------------
----- do ------------
UNESCO--
5
3,583,700
,
1,170,700
2,413
000
Federal Civil Aviation Training Center, Kaduna___________________________
----- do------------
ICAO______
5
3;698
000
1,691,000
,
2
007
000
Panama: Water resources survey of the Chiriqui and Chico River Basins -------
----- do------------
U.N--------
2
509,600
418,600
,
,
ow
91
Peru: School of Technology, National Engineering University, Lima -----------
----- do_-----------
UNESCO--
5
2,469,800
1,194,800
,
1
275
000
Repuhli of Korea: Soil fertility survey and soil research -------- ________________
----- do -------------
FAO_____-_-
5
2,486,000
896,000
,
,
1
590
000
Senegal: Mineral survey __?____________________________?______-_-_-_-_-_-----
Syria: Training of civil engineers at the University of Damascus_________________
----- do-------------
_____do_ -----------
U.N____--?
UNESCO--
3
5
1,520,600
3,777,100
924,600
832
100
,
,
596,000
2
945
000
Thailand: Paper and pulp material survey______________________________________
----- do-------------
FAO______-
3
769,300
,
557
300
,
,
212
000
Tunisia: Preparation of an integrated rural plan for central Tunisia___________
----- do-------------
FAO--------
3
2,006,600
,
994
600
,
1
012
000
Turkey: Crop Research and Introduction Center, Izmir-- --------------
----- do-------------
FAO-------
5
2,054,200
,
1,221,200
,
,
833
000
United Arab Republic: Vegetable Improvennent and Seed Production Research
------ o------------
FAO--------
5
1,169, 900
551,900
,
618
000
Center, Dokki,
,
Singapore: Light industries service unit ----------- _------ ___--------------------
---- _do------------
ILO --------
5
1,449,100
578,100
871
000
Uruguay: Animal production and grasslands program at the Alberto Buerger
----- do-------------
FAO________
5
2
282
800
1
100
800
,
1
182
000
Agricultural Research Center, La Estanzuela.
,
,
,
,
,
,
Venezuela:
Prefnvestnient survey on forestry development in Venezuelan Guiana -------
----- do---- _________
FAO________
4
1,721,500
598
500
1
123
000
Training Center for Telecommunication Technicians, Caracas_______________
----- do___-__-_-__
ITU--------
4
4,878,100
,
1,110,100
,
,
3
768
000
The Americas; Caribbean fishery development project-------------------
_____do_____________
PAO------- _
4
2,221,200
1,448,400
,
,
772
800
Asia: Asian Institute ofEcp31 ornip --
Dov9lopment?_. ____.