U.S. POLICY IN SOUTH VIETNAM

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in a world Where individual freedom must to all children of low income without re- President Johnson also has requested and
be te?e twith sensitiiity'and concern for gard to their religious belief, urged this Congress to approve the bill. I
otheis, Where international competition Surely such splendid innovations deserve introduced an identical bill, H.R. 7902, to
rAnSt b,e regnlated by international under- your valued support and participation as show my strong support. Ever since coming
standing, where individual ambition must part of the great new adventure in grace to Congress, I have introduced bills calling
be moderated by respect for the integrity that is 20th century, Chris Fianity. for a complete Overhaul and liberalization
and the varfous- talents" and abilities of With the accelerating rate of change al- of our immigration and naturalization laws.
others, ' ready upon us, much that you have learned The need for such action on the part of Con-
ttl-rtherinere, by extending the reach of here at King's College will be subject to criti- gress is forcibly brought home to me almost
higher education to a broader spectrum of cal analysis as you pursue that freedom of daily; my congresSional district is one which
society, we also are challenged to extend the inquiry which is the great scholastic vi- contains a large percentage of immigrants
scope Of programs to provide improved social tality. and new U.S. citizens; many pathetic letters
tools and cultural outlooks and to accommo- It will be up to you to determine what the reach me describing the heartache resulting
date an increasing variety of vocational coin- abiding truths are. You and I live in the from interminable separation of members of
petencies. Such an education "Cannot be age of surging expectation and we will either a family. Children are frustrated in their
designed once and left to serve for all time, move with the crest of understanding or efforts to bring their parents here; relatives
It requires constant vigilance, constant founder in the undertow of fallacy unless in many countries face a lifetime of waiting
pruning, constant nourishing with new we continue the course of constant reeduca-
tion. for their turn to be reached under our unfair
ideas. quota system.
The world is looking at American educa- More important than what you have The task before your committee should
tion, at the interrelationship between edu- learned is the momentum to keep on learn-
be undertaken with compassion and forth-
cational excellence, leadership, and produc- ing, the desire to understand yourself and rightness and the recognition of the fact
tion. Developing nations have found our your fellow man, and the will to add your that the proposed changes in our laws are
experiences with land-grant colleges espe- bit to the forward thrust of humanity. The reasonable and are demanded by existing
cially valuable in their own educational kind of higher education we have in tomor-
circumstances. Our country became great
planning. Our collegiate pluralism is a row's world should be different from what under our earlier policy of unrestricted im-
mirror of our religious and cultural plural- we have today. It will be better to the ex-
migration. Those who sought refuge and
ternand answers the demand for variety in tent that it serves tomorrow's world. It is freedom here contributed mightily of their
a free society. It is understandable that a your task to keep it always viable and adapt-
brawn, their brains, and their loyalty; our
world newly discovering its polycentric able to society's needs and yet straightfor-
Nation grew strong and prospered. The
nature would look to the universal character ward in its task of preparing individuals for present quota system which is based on the
of our educational opportunities with in- the future they will help to shape, place of birth or the racial origin of a hu-
creasing attention. -Let us return full circle to St. Thomas man being has proved to be a blot upon
For example, the Robbins report, which Acquine,s. "Three things are necessary * * * our conscience as a Nation. We must ac-
assesses England's higher education needs for to know what to believe; to know what to knowledge that birthplace and racial origin
the next decade, recommends ways to assure desire; to know what to do." of a human being do not determine the
that "courses of higher education should be To this I would add the capstone, "To do quality or the level of a man's intellect, his
available to all those who are qualified by the best one knows." You will change the moral character, or his qualifications for
ability and 'attainment to pursue -them and world, for good or ill, the extent and direc-
becoming a part of our Nation and our
who wish to do so." In effect, the Robbins tion depending upon how much you know society.
report rejects the highly selective admissions and what you do with it. You can change The administration bill and my identical
policies of British universities and proposes higher education?or education in general?
bill provide that our future total immigra-
tO broaden the base of higher education, and thereby contribute to the effectiveness tion quota will be divided, regardless of the
This decision has important implications for of the leavening agent by which the future immigrant's place of birth, into categories
us, especially in those American institutions becomes better than the past. You?and completely divorced from the concept of
where admissions requirements are based on only you?can determine whether your edu-
race, nationality, citizenship, or place of
strictly academic measures of ability. While cational candle burns brightly and your torch birth. A person's skill, or his relationship
the world is looking at our higher educa- is held high and glowing against the dark- to a citizen in the United States or to an
ton, we ourselves need a constant reevalua- /less. ' immigrant previously admitted to our coun-
tion of its appropriateness for our needs. In try for permanent residence, will determine
this, you as individuals have a responsibility his inclusion in one of the categories listed.
to take a vital part. Congress Must Revise and Liberalize Our However, a large portion of the annual im-
In My plea that you "get in there and migration quota will remain available for
pitch" for whatever community or national Immigration Laws refugees and displaced persons so that we,
action we need to extend the reach of high- as a nation, can serve humanity and help
or education and to keep its quality and ap- EXTENSION OF REMARKS unfortunates. We shall also give those
propriateness on an ever-upward climb, I who wish to leave their homelands and seek
do not.,wish to play Polonius, but I should OF opportunities here for themselves and their
like to inject a word of caution. In years HON. JACOB H. GILBERT children, an opportunity to do so.
to come, as age brings nostalgia, there may We are mindful of the sad situation which
be temptations for you?as there have al- OF NEW YORK exists at present?when thousands of im-
ready been With me?to muse that higher IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES migrant visas allocated under existing
education isn't the same as it used to be. quotas are not used by certain nations, by
But the world for which we are educating ne
Monday, Ju 15, 1964 immigrants born in those countries which
is not the same as it used to be either. Mr. GILBERT. Mr. Speaker, the we have favored. At the same time immi-
Your children and mine will live in a Committee on the Judiciary, of which I grants born in other countries?less favored
changing world and our educational system by us, if we are honest enough to admit it
am a member, is now considering legis-
will need a world of change to meet their and which have infinitesimal quotas?have
needs. lation to revise and liberalize our present to wait for permission to come here for
It is for, you to meet and make these immigration laws. I am hopeful that periods of a 5 to 25 years. This is a
changes. The quantity and quality of new favorable action will be taken by this shameful state of affairs and it must be
education can be left up to the State but Congress so that present inequities will brought to an end.
only at great risk. The State has no choice be eliminated. Following is my state- Under the new system the entire quota
but to conform its education, higher or pri- ment to the committee concerning the will be used in every 12-month period. The
mary, to a common ideal. Such conformity bill I introduced: process of elimination of the national origins
is in itself a handicap. Only by participa- principle will continue for 5 years after en-
tion of private voluntary institutions such Mr. Chairman and members of the Corn- actment of the bill. We would have pre-
as King's College can we have the true and mittee on the Judiciary, I am gratified that ferred that the old condemned system of
valuable diversity of high ideals our coun- your committee is holding hearings on leg- national origins be wiped out immediately.
try deserves. This makes it incumbent on islation to revise and liberalize our present However, we most recognize that such a
you as leaders of the intellect to support immigration laws. Reform of our antiquated drastic change, if imposed overnight, would
and participate in the growth of our educa- and unfair immigration laws is long overdue, create havoc with the administrative proc-
tion, public and private. Even the word so that we may better serve humanity and esses of immigration and visa issuance by
"private'' is subject to change since these further the interests of equality, the ob- our consulates spread all over the world.
institutions are truly, parapublic, serving a noxious principle of national origin upon Thus it is proposed to cut 20 percent of our
great public purpose under private leader- which our immigration system has been quota in each of the 5 years succeeding en-
ship. based since 1924 must be eliminated. 40ablifke n place that
er thehautnidrumber
In this connection ApprowednEengeleaseea01/5104/05nmed&RDRE60104 Webb 01 eite
ment of the ordinary of Pittsburgh, Bishop on the Judiciary introduced a bill, H.R. 7700, new system. At the end of the 5-year period,
Wright, who has announced that the pa- based upon the suggestions and wishes of our the new system will be in full effect, and the
rochial schools of -Pittsburgh will be open dearly beloved former President Kennedy; administrators will have gained necessary
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experience by that time through gradual
use of the new system.
After the fifth year following enactment
of the bill, all quota numbers would be
drawn from a single worldwide quota of 184,-
582. Quota numbers would be dlocated In
the order of preference specified in amended
section 203 of the .1mr1lgration. and Na-
tionality Act. That is, first call on the first
50 percent is given to persons whose ad-
mission, by virtue of their exceptional skill,
training or education, would be especially
advantageous to the United States; first call
on the next 30 percent, plus any part of the
first 50 percent not issued to the signed
specialists, is given to unmarried sons and
daughters of U.S. citizens, not eligible for
nonquots, status because they are over 21
years of age; first call on the remaining 20
percent, plus any part of the first 80 per-
cent not taken by the first two classes, is
given to spouses and children of aliens law-
fully admitted for permanent residence; and
any portion remaining is issued to other ap-
plicants, with percentage preferences to oth-
er relations of VB. citizens and resident
aliens, and then to certain classes of work-
ers. Section 203 further provides that with-
in, each class, _visas are Issued in the or-
der in which, applied for?first come, first
served. These preference provisions, which
tinder present law determine only relative
priority between nationals of the same coun-
trY, will now determine priority between
nationals of different countries throughout
the world.
No country would be allowed to receive
More than. 10 percent of the quota num-
bers available in any year (including those
from the quota reserve pool during the first
5 years, from the areae quota), with certain
exceptions.
The bin contains Many other necessary
and helpful provisions. Among other things,
it .would grant nonquota statue to parents
of U.S. citizens. .
The United Stites and. IXortilY People all
over the world need this bill. It is our re-
spontibility to approve and pass it so that
we may prove to an Mankind that we truly
believe in the equality of all men and that
we are ready to welcome' persons to our great
land on a fair and seinitable basis and to Ws-
csxd the old lava which are baited on racial
prejudice and are unfairly discriminatory.
./ urge your Subcommittee on ImMigra-
tiiin and Nationality to approve this Im-
ptirtant legislation. / look forward to the
privilege Of voting for It in Our full Com-
nifittee on the Judiciary. I shall do all in
my power to secure Its passage by the Con-
gress, so that the changes can be brought
about as soon as possible.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
HON. JAMES ROOSEVELT
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.TBE HOZ OP REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, June 8, 1964
Mr. ROOSEVELT. Mr. Speaker, a
few years ago a representative of United
Press International related to me an in-
cident he Nei witnessed while on sssign-
ment in Puerto Rico, at which a group of
demonstrators ,marched Qn a Flag. DaY
observance anc attempted to tear down
the Stars and
expressed mr gravelanfetWilir tit=
tion, and I wish to do so again, for my
attention has been directed to a state-
rriarit that the niechze alleeieriee to the
U.S. flag has been discontinued in public
schools. It is important for my col-
leagues to know of this, I am sure you will
agree, and I therefore am inserting the
following editorial from the Elks Bulle-
tin, San Juan, P.R., Lodge No. 972:
FLAG DAY TO 017/1 FLAG
June 14 is the day annually set aside as
Flag Day to call attention to our national
emblem, its purpose and significance, the
ideals it represents, and the respect it com-
mands. For God and country is the motto
of Americans. It Is inscribed on our schools
and institutions in Continental United
States. It is preached from our pulpits. It
Is instilled to the hearts of all school chil-
dren in Continental United States and its
possessions except in Puerto Rico. The local
authorities discontinued, the pledge of alle-
giance to the U.S. flag at public schools. Flag
Day this year has an added significance with
communism trying to spread throughout the
world. It is a day of rededication to the
Ideals and principles for which our national
emblem stands. Proudly we identify our-
selves in our allegiance to the flag at every
meeting with our forefathers, who wrote
their loyalty to these United States in toil
and sacrifice, in blood on battlefield,
stanchly following the Stars and Stripes into
the jaws of death,
As we Eliot are loyal to our God we are
loyal to our country. The honor that we
give to our Nation's flag is but the outward
expression of the loyalty and devotion that
Is within our heart and soul which should be
clearly demonstrated by every Elk and his
family by being promptly at the lodge on
Sunday. June 14 at 8 o'clock p.m. to witness
and enjoy our beautiful and Impressive Flag
Day exercises.
Tim Enema.
Resolution by the General Assembly of
the State of Georgia
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
Or
HON. G. ELLIOTT HAGAN
07 GEORGIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, June 11, 1964
Mr. RAGAN. Mr. Speaker, under
leave to extend my remarks in the Ap-
pendix of the RECORD, I would like to in-
sert a resolution which has been passed
by the General Assembly of the State of
Georgia.
The resolution was introcluceci by Hon.
Dan White, State representative of Mc-
Intosh County, which is located in the
First Congressional Pistr14t of Georgia.
,
Representative White's resolution has
reference to a project in McIntosh
County which was made possible because
of a loan from the Area Redevelopment
Administration.
'The resolution follows:
H. Res. 65
(By Mr. White, of McIntosh)
Resolution relative to the Area Redevelop-
ment Administration; and for other pur-
poses
'Whereas the Area Redevelopment Admila-
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utration GI the U.S. Department of Com- stialt2 ,f utdonkd to the Commu-
leVISee200a10111/084 IA-1;16R6 040 t. ; T eV on how this goal
77 counties In Georgia as eligible to partici- was to be achieved.
pate in their program; and General de Gaulle insists with reason that
"Whereas there are 36 approved Georgia no settlement of the Indochina conflict is
June 15
"Whereas there LS a total capital invest-
ment under these programs of $9,124.954.88,
which has created 3,425 new jobs; and
'Whereas there are, at the present time. 11
projects pending which will entail a total
.capital investment of $18,955,253 and create
872 new jobs; and
"Whereas as a typical example of the bene-
fits to be derived from these programs,
Peril ng Industries, Inc., has located a plant in
Darien, Ga., 'by virtue of an Area Redevelop-
ment Administration loan of $422,500 which
has created 200 new jobs within this county;
and
"Whereas an additional vocational training
grant of $80,165 has been made available in
connection with this industry; and
"Whereas the many benefits to be derived
from the expansion of the Area Redevelop-
ment programs are readily available to the
industrial and economic future of the State
of Georgia: Now, therefore, be it
"Resolved by the General Assembly of
Georgia, That this body does hereby urge
each and every member of the Georgia con-
gressional delegation to support the program
and appropriations of the Area Redevelop-
ment Administration now pending before
Congress in order that said administration's
program may be expanded to additional
counties in the State of Georgia and the
many benefits to be derived therefrom dis-
tributed therein; be it further
".Ftesolved, That the clerk of the house of
representatives is hereby authorized and in-
structed to transmit an appropriate copy of
this resolution to each and every member of
the Georgia congressional delegation."
In house: Read and adopted June 3, 1964.
GLENN W. ELLARD, Clerk.
In senate: Read and adopted June 5, 1964.
Gsoaes D. STEWART, Secretar t
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U.S. Policy in South Vietnam
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. WILLIAM F. RYAN
OF NEW TORE
IN THE HOUSE OFREPRESENTATIVES
Monday, June 15, 1964
Mr. RYAN of New York. Mr. Speaker,
I wish to bring to the attention of my
colleagues an editorial concerning U.S.
policy in South Vietnam which appeared
in the New York Times of June 12. With
the increasing crisis in this area the
New York Times has performed a wel-
comed service by its forthright presenta-
tion of the issue. I urge all my colleagues
to read the following editorial:
ASIAN CONFRONTATION
Two U.S. planes have been shot down in
Laos; and now American armed fighter plane
escorts are shooting back. The situation is
deteriorating in Vietnam as well as in Laos
and, by reflexion, in Cambodia, Thailand, and
all of southeast Asia. When or how is the
shooting going to end? When or how is the
steady, if slow, advance of the Communists
in the region going to be stopped?
The power factor in southeast Asia that
really counts is the confrontation between
the United States and Communist China.
They are still at some distance from each
other, but the gap is closing. When Under
Secretary Ball and President de Gaulle con-
ferred the other day, they agreed that south-
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Communist Chinese. This is the dominat- June 8, 1964, printed with my remarks Trustee Harry D. Brown, Economist Seymour
trig factor. Ohln?s there, the Unitedtates in the Appendix of the RECORD: E. Harris and Senator Humphrey.
is 10,060-miles away. Chinese power radiates UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX SENIORS
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over the whole of .ia from /ndirt to Korea.
OFFICE OF THE PRESID',.NT, Undergraduate degrees were awarded to 956
The nub of _the question is the American Amhe7st, mass. seniors, 113 master's degrees were conferred
belief that a- Withdrawal of our military
support would leave a vacuum Which the HUBERT HORATIO HUMPHREY and 11 doctorate degrees were awarded.
Two four-college Ph. D.'s were awarded un-
Red Chinese would inevitably fill?not to From a young pharmacist in Huron,
der a unique program whereby students
Mention the Met that for better or worse we S. DA., to a senior statesman in our Nation's study and receive their degrees from the four
have commitments that We milat honor. The capital, you have devoted a lifetime to corn-
De Gaulle ' arginnent Is that- China has pounding prescriptions by which the world area colleges, Mount Holyoke, Smith, Am-
enough problems -with ta-isala; In -the north, may live a healthier, happier, and more pro- herst and the university.
India in the west, and the United States in ductive life. Notable among the ingredients
the east, not to mention a strained economy, which you have always used in providing
to be willing to leave southeast Asia more remedies have been hope, charity, and love;
or less alone?on the condition that China and of these love of fellow man has been The Search
felt there was no longer any reason to fear the most powerful and enduring of your
a threat 'front il-Ae United States in that contributions.
area. I, therefore, by authority of the board of EXTENSION OF REMARKS
There is no ideal solution; but it his' trustees of the University of Massachusetts, OF
tica.ble one is, in the broadest possible terms, honoris causa, and admit you to all its rights HON. JAMES G. FULTON
seemed to this newspaper that the most prac- confer upon you the degree of doctor of laws,
a guaranteed neutralization of all states that and privileges. In token of this I present OF PENNSYLVANIA
formerly made up Indochina. What this you with this diploma and invest you with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
means is the interested powers?including the appropriate hood.
particularly the United States, the Soviet Given at Amherst, Mass., June 7, 1964. Wednesday, June 10, 1964
Union, and Communist China?would mu- _ -
. Mr. FULTON of Pennsylvania. Mr.
tually and gradually withdraw militarily TT
....NIVERSITY OF MASS/ HT SETTS CLASS HEARS
from that area and would at the same time HUMPHREY DESCRIBE "PYNAMIC FUTURE" Speaker, I am calling to the attention of
guarantee the independence of the respectiveAmHERsr.?Senator HVBERT H. HUMPHREY,
the Congress and the American people
states, possibly with a U.N. presence to en-the excellent editorial, written by Wil-
Democrat of Minnesota, told 1,080 graduates
Wil-
force it.of the University of Massachusetts Sunday
liam J. Coughlin, in June 8, 1964 issue on
Obviously such a solution is risky and that he envies them because they will step page 54 of the magazine "Missiles and
might not work out in practice, but the into a world which "is moving in one of the Rockets" which refers to the successful
risks will be great, no matter what is done, most dynamic periods of human history." test of the KIWI-B4D reactor on May 13,
and will be still greater if the outcome is
left to the hazards of military escalation-. EXCITEMENT CERTAIN 1964 at Jackass Flats, 'Nev.
The entire problem deserves exploration The assistant majority leader of the Sen- This is an outstanding success in the
In another conference of the 14 nations, ate told the graduates that although their fu- 'U.S. space program. This really sig-
Oornunist China included, that have ture may be "unpredictable," it is 'certain to nifies a milestone in the space program
been concerned with southeast Asia since be exciting." Since its inception in 1958. This sue-
the Geneva Conference of 1962. The deci- Discarding a prepared text and speaking
cessful test points the way to the devel-
sive confrontation of the United States and from notes made while coming here by air-
Red China should be over si- negotiating plane from Washington, Senator HUMPHREY opment of the operational nuclear rocket
table, not with arms. In the long run; this said the problems and hopes of mankind are engine.
. will only be possible when Communist China the same as they were at the dawn of history, The KIWI-B4D reactor demonstrates
is a member of the United Nations and when but "what is new is that for the first time the superb technical competence which
Washington can speak to Peiping in the * * * the only question is whether we have reffilltS in important technical break-
normal _Collrse of diplomatic exchanges be- the will and the courage and the audacity to throughs. The Government and indus-
tlireen two nations that recognize each other, do something about it." trial team, comprised of AEC, NASA,
The physical means of eliminating poverty, Westinghouse, Aerojet, and other con-
fear, illiteracy, disease, injustice, and war tractors are to be highly commended for
now are available, he said.
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this fine accomplishment.
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Senalor Hubert Humphrey, of Minnesota, SHOULD HAVE HOPES A special commendation is due Dr.
Receives honorary Doctorate in Law Harold B. Finger, manager of the Space
Although accomplishing these goals re-
mains a_ dream, "young people and a young Nuclear Propulsion Office for the Atomic
From the University of Massachusetts nation should dream and should have hopes."
He drew prolonged applause from the 10,- Energy Commission and the National
EXTENSION OF REMARKS 000 parents, faculty, students, alumni and Aeronautics and Space Administration
friends of the university gathered on the on this important step forward in nu-
, , or lawn west of the new Boyden physical edu- clear powered space propulsion,
THE SEARCH
HON. EDWARD P. BOLAND cation center when he predicted that passage
of a civil rights bill next week will signal a
OF MASSACHUSETTS beginning of progress which will diminish
,
IN THE HOUSE Or REPRESENTATIVES discrimination and "cleanse this stain from
OUT flag."
Monday, June 15, 1964
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The commencement ceremonies closed the
Mr. BOLAND. Mr. Speaker, our great 101st year of the university's operation.
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University of MdSsachusetts at Amherst PULL, mak. PARTNER
last week conferred the honorary degree Commenting on the contrast between the
of doctor of laws on our colleague from number of degree candidates Sunday and the
the Senate, the Honorable HUBERT 27 who received degrees 100 years before,
Gov. Endicott Peabody, who brought the
HUMPHREY, of Minnesota, the distin- greetings of the Commonwealth, said that
guished Democratic whip who has shown in recent years the State institution has be-
outstanding leadership in the current ef- come "a full and equal partner of our fine
forts to get the Kennedy-Johnson civil private institutions, able to provide a quality
rights bill through the Senate and en-? education at a low cost."
acted into law by Congress. Senator Pointing to new developments under his
HUMPHREY was also the commencement administration, Governor Peabody said,
speaker at the graduation exercises. I "while much has been done, much remains
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as?k permission to have the citation ac-
to be done."
Following Senator , HUMPHREY'S address,
cornpanying the doctor of laws degree University President John W. Lederle con-
ferred honorary degrees of doctor of humane
University of Massachusetts, and a news- letters on John Hope_ Franklin and retired "Examinati oidirkor parts and data
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paper account of theftypieVedigicfisReisasei2005/01AlfialaR6600040aRD022: 1 0 0 iry 27, 1964, in-
as printed in the Sprihkfield Union of shall 0. Lanphear and doctor of laws on dicates successful operation of the reactor."
(By William J. Coughlin)
In November 1962, there was a dishearten-
ing setback in this country's program to de-
velop nuclear rocket propulsion. The Kiwi-
B-4A reactor, demonstrating what might po-
litely be termed an unacceptable degree of in-
stability, was heavily damaged by flow-
induced iibratiorus during a power test.
We therefore want to call attention to a
significant stride forward for the nuclear
rocket program with last month's successful
operation of the Kiwi-B--4D reactor at Jack-
ass Flats, Nev. The May 13 run could not
immediately be pronOunced a success because
a hydrogen leak touched off a fire that left
some questions about the reactor.
But on May 29, Dr. Harold B. Finger,
manager of the Space Nuclear Propulsion
Office for the Atomic Energy Commission and
the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration, reported to the annual news con-
ference of the Aviation/Space Writers Asso-
ciation:
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mejor milestone in the project undertaken following the lunar landing.
Nuclear rockets can play ari important role
and cold-flow testi of the in these, particularly when the requirement
-Il-4Nreactors. Deepite × for Manned planetary exploration.
Ateester, these convinced Even before then, however, it can be used
uetry team that the de- to increase the payload capability of Saturn
roach taken- by 'Toe Alamos and xi, opening the way to more extensive lunar
OW Could lielileve a stable reactor. ,espicrettpn and to operational bases on the
'ibe ayIS run, despite the unfortunate Inner surface.
tire, is ilia cation of that effort. The hydro- Taken in conjunction With the IGIOGiDIE a
gen leak Which touched oft' the fire occurred few days later of Saturn iteelf.. the Jackass
outside the reactor, in the jet nozzle, where Flats run of Kiwi-BID inade the month of
some of the coolent tubes in the regenera- Aly an important one. The years beyond?
hively coaled nozzle separated from the pres- when automated and manned spacecraft are
Sure shell. This leaked hydrogen out of the landing on Mars, when man pushes farther
nozzle where It ignited and caused the inlet
hydrogen duct Insulation and painted aur-
face$ t0.1)Urn.
The reactor itself continued to operate
stably and reliably. The shutdown was a
normal one following preplanned proce-
dures. Shutdown took place after slightly
more than s tninsite of operation at maxi-
mum Power Maidnnim temperature was
Maintained for over_ a minute and a half.
Dr. ringer describes his reaction this way:
"For a feiriieconds at the end of the teat,
; Land I erasure everyone else in the room)
COnscioindy thqught through the major ob-
jectives of the test to determine if the run
iituration Nia long enough to assure that the
Major objectives had been met. I felt an
eXlcitIng and emotional reaction when /
realized. 4%44 it was. The operation Of the
itszetnereealnly appeared successfuL "Noth-
ing had left the reactor, the jet was fully
_expanded and appeared absolutely clean.
there were ffc re In the jet as had been
eitperienced in the kiwi-B-4A reactor test in
November 190, none Of the vibrations that
had Caused damage to the reactor were de-
tected in thie,teet?and. extensive data had
been recorded, qinthe reactor performance."
'Teardqwn of the reactor has justified Dr.
Finger's firit flush of 'success. Further re- Matteotti:
actor test' bi sc4idiilea this year and next, MAI ...cull a Arizsivziussex?M^ uenza or
to be followed 'by. operation of an engine sys-
tem In whichreacter and all of the impor-
tant nonreactor components are coupled.
feet marked more than a
milestone 'swam. It demonstrated
What det capable design team
can acconiplish in face of setbacks In
research and dev. int. Despite the dis-
couragement of the reactor failure and
the heartache of congressional disenchant-
ment...the efforts of the AEC, NASA, Westing-
boner. Aerojet, and other contractors con-
tinned unOated.
They met the challenge despite the fact
that there is no firna mission requirement for
their engine, despite the fact that there is
rie ealirelice tbatitever will fly.
It is haportant to remember this when
atadying the Nation's research into advanced
`teehnoloce., in addition to carrying out ap-
proved prograrns.46"Must also establish the
,teclinologz to Perinit undertaking of any ad-
vancedinleidinis we may decide are desirable,
This Is not an expensive undertaking.
About 10 .?percent of the lineal 1985 NASA
budget, fcir example, gees for advancement of
technology, Some .600 million. The need or
this investment is clearly expressed by Dr.
?
Finger:
"The future mlasioria conducted will be
determined by the technological capability
available in advance of major daisions."
%tot fecisely4 KiOrtis.
Into Apace in the search for Ufa outside _this
.planet?will owe a debt to the determined 4.eech C
y ongressman
group who carried out their own ..search in
US* western desert Into the tioubles of at the First Church
gregational
June 15
casion that he announced that his regime
was to be defined as totalitarian. Thus the
expression "totalitarian .tate" had its origin
in the crisis arising from the murder of Mat-
teottL
He is remembered on this 40th anniversary,
and will be for years to come, as the symbol
of all the victims of totalitarian tyranny.
VANNI B. MONTANA,
Editor, Giustizia, Official Organ in Hal-
_tan of the International Ladies' Gar-
ment Workers Union.
New Yowls, June 8, 1964.
? Matteotti's Anniversary
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. JOHN J. ROONEY
OW NEW TORE
IN THE ROUSE OF REPRZSENTATIVES
Thursday, June 11, 1964
Mr. ROONEY of New York. Mr.
Speaker, under the permission hereto-
fore granted me by unanimous consent,
I include the following letter addressed
to the editor of the New York Times by
Mr. Vanni B. Montana. editor, Giusti-
Ma, official organ of the International
Ladles' Garment Workers Union, on the
occasion of the anniversary of Giacomo
It is to retain this option that funding of
programs such as nuclear rocket propulsion
and nuclear electrical propulsion is impera-
tive.
Dr. Finger believes May 13, 1984, will go
into the records as the day on which a nu-
clear rocket reactor was first tested success-
fully at powers and temperatures which pave against the freedom of press and against the whatever our dogma, our separate religious
ITALIAN OPPONENT Or MITEIDOLLNI IS
RECALLED
To the Emma:
June 10 marks the 40th anniversary of the
kidnaping and murder by a Fascist gang in
Rome of Giacomo Matteotti, leader In the
Italian Parliament of the oppositon to the
dictatorial trend and terror of Benito Musso-
lini.
A few days before his murder, Matteotti.
general secretary of the Italian Soclai Demo-
cratic Party, in a speech delivered in Parlia-
ment, had denounced and documented the
Government terroristic activities. At the end
of his speech, which was interrureci almost
at every word by the Fascists, Matteotti said
to his friends: "And now, you can arrange
for my funeral."
Matteotti% disappearance awoke the Ital-
ian people to the realization that fascism
end political crime were the same thing.
The question, "Where Is Matteotti?" became
a slogan and was voiced practicelly by all
Italians. Mussolini himself became so
alarmed that in a speech in Parliament he
said that only his worst enemies could have
committed the crime.
Matteotti was found buried outside Rome
in a wooded section called IA Quiutarella.
TOTALITARIAN STATE
There still was at that time some degree
of press freedom in Italy and the crime was
continually charged against Mussolini's gov-
ernment. A snort time later the head of the
press office of Mussolini, Cesarino Rossi. de-
fected and published a document charging
Meeeotini with having ordered the kidnaping
of Matteotti. It was to suppress the per-
sistent wave of criticisms that the rigid laws
Silvio 0. Conte
of Christ Con-
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. JOHN V. LINDSAY
OF NEW TORN
IN THE HOUSE OF HEPRESENTAITVES
Tuesday, June 2, 1964
Mr. LINDSAY, Mr. Speaker, I com-
mend this body's attention to what I
think was a highly important speech on
the relationship between civil rights and
the church in American life. The speech
was delivered on April 26 at the First
Church of Christ Congregational in
Pittsfield, Mass., by our colleague, Rep-
resentative SuArro 0. CONTE, one of the
most effective Members of the House of
Representatives. In the speech, Repre-
sentative CONTE makes the point that
while government can do much to safe-
guard individual rights in the areas of
education, employment, voting, and pub-
lic accommodation, only parishioners can
deal with discrimination when it occurs
In the church. He calls for Christian
leadership in this area where government
cannot enter. At the same time, he com-
mends this Pittsfield church's Christian
action group for its efforts in this area.
Under unanimous consent agreement,
I insert Congressman CoNTE's excellent
speech in the RECORD:
SPEECH GIVEN BY CONGRESSMAN SILVIO 0.
CONTE AT THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST
CONGREGATIONAL, SUNDAE, APRIL 28, 1964
/ can think of no more effective way of
getting into the subject matter of this dialog
than by noting first of all the fact that I am
even appearing here as a part of your regular
Sunday morning worship.
I don't mean to imply, of course, that I
am honoring you here with my presence. On
the contrary. I deem it an honor to have
been invited here to contribute my part in
this series of dialogs which are designed to
make this congregation more aware of the
public problems which beset society.
By suggesting new developments in the
outlook of Christian leaders, I hope I am not
intimating that differences between the
sects no longer exist. They most certainly
do, and none of us can foresee the day when
these differences will be eliminated. Ant
these new demonstrations of trust and
friendliness do point up an extremely im-
portant aspect of human relations. And
that is, that there are many, many areas in
which there is real and sincere agreement
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flight.
If so, the day is indeed an important one. In Parliament. on January 8, 192.1, that he One such area is the belief that all human
President Johnson already has called for a assumed the "historical responsibility" for beings were born in God's image?whether
review of apace missions which might be the murder of Matteotti. It was on that oc- their color was red, white, yellow, or black.