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( 15"tlieapplicant or other owner of the
faciI11y-iihall-cease to be a public or other
nOraprOfit-institution or organization, or -
""(2) the facility shall cease to be used for
the ptirPOSes for which it was constructed or
for the provision of hospital or other services
- for which construction projects may be ap-
proved under this title (unless the Surgeon
General determines, in accordance with regu-
lktions, that there is good cause for releasing
the applicant or other owner from the obli-
gation to do scr),
the United States shall be entitled to recover
from the applicant or Other owner of the
facility an amount bearing the same ratio to
the then value (as determined by agreement
of the parties or by action brought in the
United States district court for the district
in which such facility is situated) of the
facility, as the amount of the Federal partici-
. pation bore to the c,Ost of construction of
such facility. Such right of recovery shall
not constitute a lien on such facility prior
to judgment.
"Definitions
"SEC. 625. For the purposes of this title?
"(a) The term 'State' includes the Com-
InOnwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American
, Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and the District
of Columbia. "
"(b) The term `Federal share' with respect
to any "project means the proportion of the
cost of construction of such project to be
paid by the Federal Government, determined
as follows:
"(1) With respect to 'ProjectS 'for which
, grants 'are matte from 'allotments made from
appropriations under paragraph (b) of sec-
tion 601,, the Federal Share shall be which-
ever Of the following the State elects:
"(A) the share- determined by the State
agency in accordance with standards, In-
eluded in the State plan, which provide
equitably for variations between projects on
the basis of objective criteria related to the
econoirdc status of areas and, If The State so
_ _ .
. Sleets, such other factor or factoth as may be
,
appropriate and be permitted by regulations,
erfeept that such standards may not provide
for. a Federal share of more than 66% per
centum, or less than 331/3 per centum, or
"(B) the amount (not less than 83% per
centurriluid not rnore than either 66% per
centum pr the State's allotment percentage,
Whichever is lower) established by the State
agency for all projects in the State;
'"(2) With respect to projects for which
grants are made from allotments made fiorn
appropriations under paragraph (a) of sec-
tion 601, the Federal share shall be which-
ever of the'follOwirig-the'State 'elects:
? "(A) the share determined li3r- the State
agency' in accordance- with thestandards,
included in 'the State plan, and meeting the
, requirements set forth in subparagraph (A)
Of. paragraph (1),
"(B) the amount (not less- than 331k per-
centum and 2:40:b More than 'either soy per
oentuin Cr the State's allotment percentage,
which ever is loWer) establishedhy,the State
agency for all projects in the tate, 6r
"(C) 50 per centum of the cost of con-
- Struction of-the project.
- The State agency shall, Prior' to the approval
by it, under the State plan approved under
part A, of the first project in the State during
any 'fiscal year, give written -notification to
? 'the Surgeon General of the Federal share
Which it has elected pursuant to paragraph
(1), and the Federal share which it has'
elected Pursuant to paragraph (2), of this
snlasectiOjer projects in such- State to be
approtred btitie Surgeon General during such
fl?,scalj year, and such Federal share or Shares
for projectsin such State approved by the "
Snrgeon General -dining such fikal year shall
not bi- :Changed after appreial Of such first
Project 3y the State.
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'(c) The term 'hospital' include general,
tuberculosis, and other types of hospitals,
and related facilities, such as laboratories,
out-patient departments, nurses' homes and
training facilities, and central service facili-
ties operated in connection with hospitals,
but does not include any hospital furnishing
primarily domiciliary care.
"(d) The term 'public health center'
means a publicly owned facility for the pro-
vision of public health services, including
related publicly owned facilities such as lab-
oratories, clinics, and administrative offices
operated in connection with such a facility.
"(e) The term 'nonprofit' as applied to any
facility means a facility which is owned and
operated by one or more nonprofit corpora-
tions or associations no part of the net earn-
ings of which inures, or may lawfully inure,
to the benefit of any private shareholder or
individual.
"(f) The term 'diagnostic or treatment
center' means a facility for the diagnosis or
diagnosis and treatment of ambulatory
patients?
"(1) which is operated in connection with
a hospital, or
"(2) in which patient care is under the
professional supervision of persons licensed
to practice medicine or surgery in the State,
or, in the case of dental diagnosis or treat-
ment, under the professional supervision of
persons licensed to practice dentistry in the
State.
"(g) The term 'rehabilitation facility'
means a facility which is operated for the
primary purpose of assisting in the rehabili-
tation of disabled persons through an inte-
grated program of?
"(1) medical evaluation and services, and
"(2) psychological, social, or vocational
evaluation and services,
under competent professional supervision,
and in the case of which?
'(2) the major portion of the required
evaluation and services is furnished within
the facility; and
"(4) either (A) the facility is operated in
connection with a hospital, or (B) all medi-
cal and related health services are prescribed
by, or are under the general direction of,
persons licensed to practice medicine or sur-
gery in the State.
"(h) The term 'facility for long-term care'
means a facility providing in-patient care
for convalescent or chronic disease patients
who require skilled nursing care and related
medical services?
"(1) which is a hospital (other than a
hospital primarily for the care and treatment
of mentally ill or tuberculous patients) or is
operated in connection with a hospital, or
"(2) in which such nursmedical services are prescribed y, or are per-
formed under the general direction of, per-
sons licensed to practice medicine or sur-
gery in the State.
"(1) The term 'construction' includes con-
struction of new buildings; expansion, re-
modeling, and alteration of existing build-
ings, and initial equipment Of any such
buildings (including medical transportation
facilities); including architects' fees, but
excluding the cost of off-site improvements
and, except with respect to public health
centers, the cost of the acquisition of land.
"(j) The term 'cost' as applied to con-
struction or modernization means the
amount found by the Surgeon General to be
necessary for construction and moderniza-
tion respectively, under a project, except that
such term, as applied to a project for mod-
ernization of a facility for which a grant or
loan is to be made from an allotment under
section 602(a) (2), does not include any
amount found by the Surgeon General to be
attributable to expansion of the bed capacity
of such facility.
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h(k)" The- terin 'Modernization' includes
alteration, major repair (to the extent per-'
mined by regulations), remodeling, re-
placement, and renovation of existing build-
ings (including initial equipment thereof),
and replacement of obsolete, built-in (as de-
termined in accordance with regulations)
equipment of existing buildings.
"(1) The term 'title', when used with ref-
erence to a site for a project, means a fee
simple, or such other estate or interest (in-
cluding a leasehold on which the rental does
not exceed 4 per centum of the value of the
land) as the Surgeon General finds sufficient
to assure for a period of not less than fifty
years' undisturbed use and possession for
the purposes of construction and operation
of the project."
(b) The amendment made by subsection
(a) shall become effective upon the date of
enactment of this Act, except that?
(1) all applications approved by the Sur-
geon General under title VI of the Public
Health Service Act prior to such date, and
allotments of sums appropriated prior to
such date, shall be governed by the provi-
sions of such title VI in effect prior to such
date;
(2) allotment percentages promulgated
by the Surgeon General under such title VI
during 1982 shall continue to be effective
for purposes of such title as amended by this
Act for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1965;
, (3) the terms of members of the Federal
Hospital Council who are serving on such
Council prior to such date shall expire on
the date they would have expired had this
Act not been enacted;
(4) the provisions of the fourth sentence
of section 635(a) of the Public Health Serv-
ice Act, as in effect prior to the enactment of
this Act, shall apply in lieu of the fourth
sentence of section 644(a) of the Public
Health Service Act, as amended by this Act,
in the case of any project for construction
of a facility or for acquisition of equipment
with respect to which a grant for any part
thereof or for planning such construction or
equipment was made prior to the enactment
of this Act;
(5) no application with respect to a proj-
ect for modernization of any facility in any
State may be approved by the Surgeon Gen-
eral, for purposes-of receiving funds from an
allotment under section 602(a) (2) of the
Public Health Service Act, as amended by
this Act, before July 1, 1965; or before such
State has had a State plan approved by the
Surgeon General as meeting the require-
ments of section 604(a) (4) (E) as well as the
other requirements of section 604 of such
Act as so amended,
Mr. HARRIS (interrupting reading of
the bill) . Mr. Chairman, I ask unani-
mous consent that further reading of the
bill be dispensed with, and that it be
open to amendment at any point. ?
The CHAIRMAN. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from Ar-
kansas?
There was no objection.
The CHAIRMAN. Are there any com-
mittee amendments?
AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. HARRIS
Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Chairman, I offer a
committee amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Amendment offered by Mr. Mums: On
page 100, line 15, strike out "644(a) " and in-
sert in lieu thereof "624(a)".
Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Chairman, this is
purely a typographical error in the bill,
and this amendment is for the purpose of
correcting that error.
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The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the amendment offered by the gentleman
from Arkansas [Mr. HARRIS].
The amendment was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN. The question is on
the committee substitute amendment to
the bill.
The committee substitute amendment
was agreed to?,
The CHAIRMAN. Under the rule, the
Committee rises.
Accordingly the Committee rose; and
the Speaker having resumed the chair,
Mr. Vtanx, Chairman of the Committee
of the Whole House on the State of the
Union, reported that that Committee,
having had under consideration the bill
(H.R. 10041) to improve the public
health through revising, consolidating,
and improving the hospital and other
medical facilities provisions of the Pub-
lic Health Service Act, pursuant to House
Resolution 715, he reported the bill back
to the House with an amendment adopt-
ed by the Committee of the Whole.
The SPEAKER. Under the rule, the
previous question is ordered.
The question is on the amendment.
The amendment was agreed to.
The SPEAKER. The question is on
the engrossment and third reading of the
bill. The bill was ordered to be engrossed
and read a third time, and was read the
third time.
The SPEAKER. The question is on
the passage of the bill.
The bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND
REMARKS
Mr. HARRIS. Mr. Speaker, I ask
unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days to extend
their remarks in the RECORD on the bill
H.R. 10041, just passed.
The SPEAKER. Is there objection to
the request of the gentleman from Ar-
kansas?
There was no objection.
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(Mr. SIKES asked and was given per-
mission to address the House for 1 min-
ute and to revise and extend his remarks
and include a letter from the Secretary
of the Air Force.)
Mr. SIKES. Mr. Speaker, there has
been much comment about the use of
outmoded or obsolete aircraft in Viet-
nam. Unfortunately, these statements
are ill founded. They miss the mark a
country mile. The aircraft which have
been used in Vietnam are those which
are best suited for the job to be done.
They were chosen for that reason. And,
each of them was overhauled and
brought into first-class condition before
being used.
A letter from Secretary of the Air
Force Eugene M. Zuckert, to the Hon-
orable CARL Vmsorf, chairman of the
House Armed Services Committee, dated
May 13, 1964, brings out these facts in
detail. This letter has been made public,
and I can see no Justification for the
continuing criticisms which simply help
to magnify a news story that happened
to make headlines.
The men who are doing the fighting
know that among all the planes we have,
these are best for the job to be done for
the mission in Vietnam. They are sim-
ple to maintain and particularly well
adapted to operating from undeveloped
airfields. The requirement in Vietnam
simply is not one where high-proficiency
aircraft, such as advanced jets, are best
fitted.
One paragraph in particular from Sec-
retary Zuckert's letter is worthy of con-
sideration. He stated:
In Vietnam, our pilots have performed
with marked skill and valor. Other Air Force
men have contributed importantly to train-
ing the Vietnamese in radar, weather opera-
tions. photo processing, and air transport.
For the mission assigned the T-28 and B-28
aircraft have also performed outstandingly.
Maintenance rates for these aircraft, under
hard circumstances, have been comparable
with the Air Force average. The ordnance
employed?primarily rockets, conventional
bombs, and napalm?has given satisfactory
performance, with expected reliability stand-
ards achieved.
Through the use of these aircraft, it is
possible for air cover and air scrutiny to
be maintained for long hours over desig-
nated target areas, Slower speed pro-
vides closer ground support and more
careful scrutiny of ground targets but
without undue vulnerability to Vietcong
weapons. Importantly, the casualty
rates are low.
The Air Force knows what it is doing.
A copy of Secretary Zuckert's letter is at-
tached for reprinting in the RECORD:
DEPARTMENT OP THE AIR 'FORCE,
Washington, May 13, 1984.
Hon. Calm Vnesote,
Chairman, Committee on Armed Services,
Rouse of Representatives.
Dees Ma. CHAIRMAN: Before he departed
on his trip overseas, Secretary McNamara
asked me to reply to your letter of May 5,
to him, inquiring about equipment provided
by the United States and used in the Re-
public of Vietnam. As Indicated below, this
equipment was selected with precise mission
suitability in view, was carefully tested and
Improved prior to use in Vietnam, and has
performed outstandingly ever since its as-
signment there.
Our country is committed to advising and
training the Vietnamese for their light
against the Communist insurgency which
seeks to take away their freedom. It is the
Vietnamese who will determine the out-
come, and the equipment we provide must
tit their needs and skills. The war is being
fought in a IEEE developed land, where equip-
ment must be suited to both the job and the
facilities, and able to meet the unique prob-
lems encountered.
Any discussion of U.S. Air Force activities
in Vietnam must begin with the activation
of the Special Air Warfare Force which was
started in 1981 to assist in countering Com-
munist-Inspired insurgencies. From this
force was developed the let Air Commando
Squadron which was deployed in Vietnam in
November of the same year. It mission
then, as now, was to advise and train the Re-
public of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF). As a
key element of this training function, Amer-
ican pilots in the squadron began at that
time to fly the operational training missions
which they continue to fly so effectively and
bravely today.
When the Special Air Warfare Forces were
organized, they were equipped with B-28
and T-28 aircraft because . of the particular
suitability of these aircraft to the Vietna-
mese environment and the mission at hand
there. Both aircraft were relatively simple
to maintain, and were particularly well
adapted to operating from undeveloped air-
fields.
Prior to being dispatched to Vietnam, the .
B-28 and T-28 aircraft were modified for
combat operations, inspected, given major
overhaul, and brought to "like new" con-
dition.
At a cost in excess of E3 million, 31 T-28
aircraft were modified and overhauled as
follows:
(a) Wing modification to assure struc-
tural integrity at 10,400 pounds maximum
gross weight (increased from 7,000 pounds).
(b) Installation of self-sealing fuel tanks.
(c) Installation of six-sealing fuel tanks.
(c) Installation of six "hard points" on
wing on which to carry ordnance (bomb
racks for 500, 250-, 150-pound bombs, auto-
matic gun chargers, gun pods for M-$ 50-cal-
iber machineguns, 2.75 rockets),
(d) Complete airframe overhaul, includ-
ing corrosion control and repaint.
(e) Beefed up engine firewall to,, accom-
modate the H-1820-86 1,425-horsepower
engine.
(f) Beefed up the nosewheel steering and
the wheel assembly for rough terrain opera-
tion.
(g) Armorplate installed on seats and
floor.
To validate the load-carrying capabilities
of this aircraft for both the 3,000 and 4,000
pounds external load capacity wing, two
wing static tests were accomplished at an
additional cost of more than $1 million.
At a COSt in excess of $5 million, 41 B-26
aircraft were modified and overhauled at
Ogden air materiel area as follows:
(a) Complete airframe and engine over-
haul.
(b) Replacement of all tubing and wiring.
(c) Replacement of fuel cells.
(d) Corrosion treatment.
(e) Removal and Inspection of all wing
attachment fittings. Inspection of the wing
structure, ribs, stringers, and wing bulk-
heads for cracks, missing rivets, corrosion
and repair as required.
(f) Propellers replaced.
(g) All armament was checked for con-
dition, security, and serviceability.
(h) Flight tests were conducted by einali-
fled personnel. Discrepancies noted were
corrected_
Like the equipment, the men being as-
signed to Vietnam have received special
attention. All pilots of the 1st Air Com-
mando Squadron undergo an intensive 60-
day training emirate at Huriburt Air Force
Base. The proficiency of all pilots is care-
fully ?evaluated. Each must meet and pass
inspection by a special standardization
board established to insure crew proficiency.
When these men are sent to Vietnam, they
are ready for the assignment.
The tour for pilots in South Vietnam has
been Increased within the past year from 6 to
12 months. During a 12-month tour a pilot
will normally fly approximately 100-150 op-
erational training sorties. Neither the
length of the tour nor the number of sorties
flown Is considered excessive. To date the
Air Force has experienced 19 fatalities In
T-28 and B-213 aircraft resulting from ac-
tions by hostile forces and 8 fatalities in
these aircraft from other causes. Three men
are missing In action.
In Vietnam, our pilots have performed
with marked skill and valor. Other Air
Force men have contributed importantly to
training the Vietnamese in radar, weather
operations, photo processing, and air trans-
port. For the mission assigned, the T-28
and B-28 aircraft have also performed out-
standingly. Maintenance rates for these
aircraft, under bard circumstances, have
been comparable with the Air Force average.
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If you have any further questions, I wadi&
be pleased to provide any additional informa-
tion you may desire.
Sincerely,
EUGENE M. EUCKERT.
NORMAN REDLICH AND THE
WARREN COMMISSION
? (Mr. JOHANSEN (at the request of
?Mr. KUNKEL) was given permission to
? extend his rgmarks at this point in the
R.uorta and include extraneous matter.)
- Mr. JOHANSEN. Mr. Speaker, one
can only wish that the Warren Com-
mission?named to investigate the as-
sassination of President Kennedy?had
as much gumption and good judgment
as Norman Redlich has gall.
? Redlich is a professor of law at New
York University. Since December 20 of
last year he has been a $100-a-day legal
consultant to the Warren Commission.
Meanwhile he has continued to lend his
name and support to Communist front
"eroul3s?a practice he began 9 years ago.
nedlich has maintaineds meniher-
..Silip on the National Council?the gov-
erning body?of the Emergency Civil
Liberties Committee?identified by two
congressional committees and FBI Di-
rector J. Edgar Hoover as a Communist
front.
His name appeared on an Aprir 13,
1,964, New York Times advertisement,
lauding the work of the ECLC and solicit-
ing funds for its support. Formation of
the Emergency Civil Liberties Commit-
tee?not to be confused with the Amer-
ican- Civil Liberties Union?was an-
liOnnced in October- 1951 by the Corn-
Munist Daily-Woricer. It serves, among
_other things, as a propaganda and legal
defense arm for Communists.
Redlich's name also appears on ads
? Published in the December 21, 1963, Na-
'don and the February 1964 Frontier.
These ads solicit funds for legal defense
of three youths indicted by a Federal
grand jury last September for illegal
travel to Cuba as guests of Castro's Gov-
ernment and for "conspiring illegally to
organize and promote a trip to Cuba in
? violation of U.S. travel laws."
Early last year this man Redlich, who
is now "helping" the Warren Commis-
sion illYeStigate the assassination of
President Kennedy?by a self-styled
Marxist, 3-year defector to Soviet Rus-
sia, and member of the Fair Play for
Cuba Committee?joined in a statement
-protesting hearings of the House Corn-
ifAittee on Un-American Activities on
*lotions of State Department travel
regulations and pro-Castro propaganda
activities in the United States.
Also since joining the Warren Com-
mission staff, Redlich's name was carried
in the February 21, 1964, Abolition News,
the bulletin of the National Committee
to Abolish the House Un-American Ac-
tivities Committee, as one of the orga-
raation's sponsors. Seven of the 13 top
_leaders of this organization are identi-
fied Communists.
Because the Warren Commission has
followed a "hire first, investigate later"
policy, it was not until last week that it
got around to reviewing the report on an
inVestigation of Redlich, And the Corn-
mission then cleared him for the duties
he has been carrying on since Decem-
ber 20?including access to classified
material.
-The Commission cleared Redlich on
the grounds that there was no evidence
of actual Communist Party membership.
Standard government security criteria
include many other disqualifying fac-
tors?among them "unsuitability and
pressure risk" and "sympathetic asso-
ciation with subversive individuals or
groups."
The Commission, incidentally, rejected
a motion by Congressman GERALD R.
FORD of Michigan--one of its members?
to terminate Redlich's employment.
Last Feburary the Commission chair-
man, Chief Justice Warren, told report-
ers that "because of security precautions,
some of the testimony might not be re-
leased to the public within their life-
times."
The Commission's laxity in the Red-
lich matter makes a mockery of "secur-
ity precautions."
At the time of the Warren statement,
I warned in a House speech that "public
confidence is a very fragile thing."
By its hiring and retaining Norman
Redlich, the Commission has shown
about as much concern for public con-
fidence as a clumsy and careless baggage-
man does for the "handle with care"
labels.
Blundering is not treason, by any
stretch of the imagination. But it can
be just as fatal?both to public confi-
dence and to national security.
CONFERENCE ON MENTAL
RETARDATION
(Mr. CLEVELAND (at the request of
Mr. Kumm) was given permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and include extraneous matter.)
Mr. CLEVELAND. Mr. Speaker, men-
tal retardation is a grave national prob-
lem. Much has been accomplished in
the treatment of mental health, but
much remains to be done. On Friday,
April 3, a Joint Conference on Mental
Retardation was held in Concord, N.H.,
sponsored by the New Hampshire Coun-
cil for Retarded Children and the Divi-
'Sion of Mental Health of the New Hamp-
shire Department of Health and Wel- -
fare.
It was my pleasure to attend this
meeting and to bring the conference up-
to-date on the important and far-reach-
ing legislation which was passed in the
Tirg-session of the 88th Congress to help
combat the problem of mental retarda-
tion. I am proud that New Hampshire
was one of the very first States to file an
application to participate in the new
programs. The New Hampshire appli-
cation, prepared under the leadership of
Dr. Shao-Chi Yu, New Hampshire Di-
rector of Mental Health, has been ad-
judged as an excellent one?one which
may well serve as a prototype for other
applications.
The legislation which Congress passed
will do much to assist the problem of
mental retardation but much remains
to be done. The tools have been sup-
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plied, but we now must get trained peo-
ple and put the programs to work. The
need for initiative and energy at the
local level is great. The mere passage
of Federal laws does not solve the prob-
lem, although it does help.
This was one of the most successful
meetings of its kind ever held. There
were more than 500 people in attend-
ance, a fine tribute to the excellent job
done by my friend and constituent,
Gloria R. Murray of Peterborough,
chairman of the conference, and her
husband, Fred E. Murray, vice president
of the New Hampshire Council for Re-
tarded Children. Harold C. Ladam of
Keene, the dedicated president of the
New Hampshire Council, is also a friend
and constituent. All are long-time lead-
ers in New Hampshire's efforts to com-
bat mental retardation.
Among the featured speakers at the
Conference were: Samuel Kaminsky, as-
sociate executive director of the National
Association for Retarded Children; Dr.
William F. Windle, research professor.
New York University Medical Center;
and Dr. Stafford L. Warren, special as-
sistant to the President on Mental
Retardation.
New Hampshire Gov. John King and
U.S. Senator THOMAS MCINTYRE also ad-
dressed the conference.
Other participants in the day-long
program were: James J. Barry, commis-
sioner, New Hampshire Department of
Health and Welfare; Rev. Hartley T.
Grandin, executive secretary, New
Hampshire Council of Churches; Conrad
A. Cote, vice president, New Hampshire
Council for Retarded Children; Dr. Yu;
Charles C.,,Davie, mayor of Concord; Dr.
Jackson Wright, presidept, New Hamp-
shire Medical Society; Dr. Mary M.
Atchison, director of public health, New
Hampshire Department of Health and
Welfare; Dr. Ursula G. Sanders, director,
Child Health and Crippled Children's
Services; Dr. Walter St. Clair, psychol-
ogist, Veterans' Administration Hospi-
tal; Paul E. Famum, commissioner, New
Hampshire Department of Education;
Dr. ELsworth Tracy; Mrs. Frances P.
Fitzgerald, executive secretary, New
Hampshire Easter Seal Agency; Dr. Cair-
bre McCann; medical director, Crotched
Mountain Foundation; Arthur E. Toll,
superintendent, Laconia State School;
Jere Chase, vice president, University of
New Hampshire; Dr. David Sarner, dean
of instruction, Keene State College; and
Rev. Dennis O'Leary.
Mr. Kaminsky made some remarks of
special significance to the general pub-
lic which I would like to share with my
colleagues. Excerpts from his address
follow:
EXCERPTS OF REMARKS BY SAMUEL EAMINSKy
As we look at the total spectrum of the
community, national, State. and local, we
find planning bodies have been organized to
help determine and differentiate the respon-
sibilities at various levels. Lest you think
this an easy task one only has to glance at
the President's Panel report and notice the
latitude that is allowed in terms of planning.
especially at the local level where different
kinds of dispersed, centralized or decentral-
!zed, and coordinated efforts are mentioned.
Political structure and attitude, population
arid population distribution, extent and kind
of economy, structure of governmental serv-
ices, are elements that always must be taken
into consideration before attempting to plan
to meet our various responsibilities to the
retarded.
Whether we represent a national, State, or
local association our major purpose should
be synonymous?that of promoting the gen-
eral welfare of the mentally retarded of all
ages everywhere: at home. In the communi-
ties, in the institutions and in public, pri-
vate, and religious schools, and last but not
least, to alleviate or prevent mental retarda-
tion in children yet unborn. The problem
then is one of trying to meaningfully partici-
pate in a plan of action that will change these
words from an abstract statement of princi-
ple into reality represented by concrete serv-
ices.
BASIC NEEDS
We might begin by asking ourselves the
question: What is the first ingredient neces-
sary to bring about needed services for the
retarded? I do not prates to be an au-
thority on this question but I would just
about be willing to gamble on the answer
resting somewhere In the area of an in-
formed, interested, and willing public. If
this is true we can than begin with our first
responsibility?that of informing the body
politic of basic facts about causes, needs,
and methods of treatment for the mentally
retarded.
Another basic principle very much in the
limelight at the present time is that of em-
phasizing the necessity for interdepartmen-
tal or interagency planning and programing
for the retarded. This is coupled with the
focus on a continuum of care and services
which permits an individual to move with
ease from one type of service to another
while maintaining at all times the proper
attention to his unique requirements. As
the President's Panel report indicates: The
ongoing process of assuming that an indi-
vidual receives the services he needs when he
needs them and in the amount and variety
he requires is the essence of planning and
coordinat ion .
PRESENT LACK Or SERVICES
That not many communities come any-
where near offering the total program of
services needed by the retarded Is a fact that
speaks for itself. Recent statistics indicate
that less than 25 percent of the retarded who
need special education services are receiving
them. Only a small percentage are receiving
vocational training or employment services.
The basic design of many of our programs
Is not geared toward modern thinking with
regard to techniques and research activities
that will stimulate program Improvement.
ROLE OF ASSOCIATION
Since the purpose is to promote the wel-
fare of the mentally retarded the role of our
associations is to individually and collec-
tively stimulate community action to bene-
fit the retarded. This means that we must
be prepared to assist in planning new services
to help organize public and legislative sup-
port for both local and State programs, to
initiate demonstration projects which illus-
trate to the community where the greatest
lacks remain. In this respect our greatest
challenge is to incorporate from the past
that which will enrich the present and aid
in coping with the future, keeping in mind
at all times, the dynamic and changing na-
ture of our needs and altering the services to
meet these needs.
COMMUNITY esocasss
To be effective a comprehensive commu-
nity program designed to meet the needs of
the retarded must be closely coordinated.
There is a lot of talk these days about co-
ordination but believe me it is still hard to
and truly coordinated efforts. As far back
as 1955 at a conference of the Northeastern
States held under the auspices of the Coun-
cil of State Governments a formal resolution
recommended that the council consider
methods of coordinating the activities of
Pederal. State, and local agencies among
themselves In programs of research, training,
and treatment of mentally retarded persons.
This was followed by a national conference
called by the Council of State Governments
In 1958 at which time after exhaustive dis-
cussion, the conference agreed that the prob-
lems of the mentally retarded are not and
cannot be the sole responsibility of any one
department of State government. They are
important concerns of several departments
and require a multiple coordinated attack.
This blueprint for dealing with the needs
of the mentally retarded was concurred in by
the President's Panel on Mental Retardation
in its report to President Kennedy in Octo-
ber 1902 In which it stated: "Each State
should make arrangements through such
means as an interdepartmental committee,
council or board for the joint planning and
coordination of State services for the men-
tally retarded, the Panel went further and
added the following ? ? in addition to
interagency committees, public advisory
committees broadly representative of inter-
ested lay and professional groups have proved
valuable in helping to develop and advise
on how to carry out comprehensive programs.
In effect what was being said was that com-
munity planning cannot be solely from the
top down or from the bottom up. It must
involve a combination of both professional
and volunteer participation and must utilize
the maximum resources of both.
RESEARCH
I could not possibly leave the subject of
community responsibility and planning
without mentioning research. On Monday
of this week the New York Times carried a
report of a Rockefeller Institute scientist
who succeeded in isolating a single gene and
transplanting it to another cell thereby
altering the trait of the cell. While the ex-
tent to which this development will find ap-
plication eventually in biological research
is uncertain, of one thing we are certain: The
benefits of research and the promises it holds
for the future in terms of prevention as well
as new methods of care and treatment ap-
pear limitless.
PLANNING
In planning to meet our responsibilities
we can expect to meet many obstacles. We
should not be surprised because we have
faced them before and many times have
overcome them. Por instance we know the
difficulties in trying to plan for such a
heterogeneous group as the retarded
especially when many have been labeled
with inappropriate classifications that do
not reflect their true potential. We also
know that we still suffer somewhat from
the lack of a common language and a com-
mon body of knowledge from which to draw
and we are certainly aware of such things as
the cultural lag between our changing
philosophy toward the retarded and the
readiness of communities to support needed
services. We are aware also of the lack of
understanding among many professionals
that the retarded can profit from their
services, of the demands and priorities of
special interest groups, and the lack of
skilled manpower and finances to back basic
community services.
With the changing focus we are becoming
aware of new problems such as those
brought about by the shift to modern urban
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