JOURNAL- OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL FRIDAY - 5 MAY 1972

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Journal - Office of Legislative Counsel
Friday - 5 May 1972
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called to report that he
had been asked by a contact in the Library of Congress to identify the laws
supporting current congressional committee oversight of the Agency. I
recommended that he avoid any detailed discussion and simply refer to the
Legislative Reorganization Act and the fact that the Agency's enabling legis-
lation has for some time been within the jurisdiction of the Armed Services
Committees of both Houses. I suggested that if his contact wanted further
information concerning this matter, the staffs of the Armed Services Com-
mittees be contacted, and if he wanted information on other laws affecting the
Agency, that F_ I Associate General Counsel, be contacted.
5. Called William Shaw, Research Director,
House Internal Security Committee, and told him that we did not have any
unclassified compilation concerning political kidnappings but that he might
want to contact the, Senate Internal Security Subcommittee for a report put out
under Senator Dodd's auspices in 1964 to serve as a case example.
ci
6. In response to his call I met with Representative
Richard H. Ichord (D., Mo.) and scheduled a meeting for Monday to brief him
on the various Warren Commission documents requested in his letter of 21 Mar5X1
Representative Ichord noted that he had delayed quite a bit in setting up the
meeting but he has been pressed on other matters.
has been advised. See Journal of 10 and 11 April 1972.
7. In response to her call met with Miss Dorothy
Fosdick, Staff Director, Subcommittee on National Security and International
Operations, and briefed her on various Soviet naval units operating in Cuban
waters including the G-class diesel-powered ballistic missile submarine. In
response to her question whether the presence of the G-class submarine is in
keeping with our understanding with the Soviet Union, I told Miss Fosdick that
this question is one that she would have to refer to the Department of State.
As usual the meeting was most cordial and friendly.
8. I Representative Frank Bow (R., Ohio)
was away from the city during the afternoon. I am to call his office on Monday
to arrange a time for meeting after his return.
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U. So Says Soviet Submarine
Carrying Missiles Visits Cuba
By BENJAMIN WELLES It d" ,j ~
Special to The New York Timem
SHINGTON, May 4 - A called that President Kennedy
t submarine carrying had worked out an "understand
ballistic missiles recently ing" in 1962 "that the Russians;
d a port on Cuba's north would not put any offensive
the Defense Department missiles into Cuba."
nced today. That understanding had been
F;-,
eenseofficials said that the expanded" in October, 1970,
submari
ne was of a class known Mr. Nixon said, when the So-
as Golf ir, diesel-powered, and viet Union agreed not to set up
that her three missiles, of the a naval base into Cuba. The
type known as Serb, each had new "understanding" was nego-
a range of, 650 miles. tiated after the Soviet had been
Military intelligence special- detected installing equipment f
ists said that this was the first nuclear submarines in Cienfue
time that this class of sub- on the south coast of Cuba.
marine, equipped with missiles "In the event that nuclear
of "relatively long range," had submarines were serviced either
been detected in Cuban wa- in Cuba or from Cuba," Mr.
tors. The submarine reportedly Nixon declared, "that would be
put into Nipe Bay in the a violation of the understand-
northeast of the island about 50 ing."
miles north of Santiago de Cuba. Defense officials said that
"This looks like steady es- Soviet tender had also recently
calation," one official said. "All arrived at Nipe on what ap-
that's left now is for them peared to be a training mis-
to bring do a nuclear sub with sion. They also noted that
ballistic missiles and they'll be since March there had been two
crowding the so-called 'under- Soviet destroyers and a naval
standing' between us." tanker in Cuban waters.
'Explanation' Asked
Representative Dantt B. Fas-
cell, Democrat of Florida, chair-
man of.. the House Subcommit-
tee on Inter-American ,Affiars,
said that the "continuing gene-
tration" of the Caribbean by'
the Soviet Union was "especial-
ly distrurbing since it comes
on the eve of the President's
trip to Moscow."
"Congress and the American
people were reassured that
there was an 'understanding'
between us and the Soviet
Union over the introduction of
offensive strategic weapons in-
to Cuba," Mr. Fascell said.
"The President owes Congress
and the Amtrican people a
fuller explanation of what such
an 'undemanding, means - if
anything."
Jerry W. Friedheim, a Penta-
gon press officer, declined to
discuss whether the appearance
of the submarine in Cuban
Waters violated the "under-
standing." He said he could not
add to what President Nixon
had said early in 1971.
Ou .Tan, 11, 1971, in ti tole-
Vlnir,n IllI 'rviow, Mr, Nixon ro-
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The success of the Band has been made Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, today Con-
possible through the cooperation and inter- gressman LESTER L. WOLFF and I are in-
est of the parents, its Director, Mrs. Mar- troducing a bill to amend the Internal
garet Williams, and her Assistants, Mrs. Revenue Code of 1954 to allow a deduc-
Miriam Weinstein and Miss Dianne Rich- tion from gross income for theft losses
ardson. - sustained by individuals, for amounts
The Band is an activity of the Workshops,
Incorporated, Birmingham, Alabama, a facil- paid to protect against theft, and for
ity for the rehabilitation, training and em- medical expenses caused by criminal con-
ployment of the physically, mentally and duct.
emotionally handicapped. Under present tax law, theft losses
ALLEY CAT BAND are deductible only to the extent that the
Maestro: Bobby Strong. loss from each theft exceeds $100. H.R.
Fiddles (tubs) : Pat Baker, Sid Thomas. 14805 would permit the taxpayer to ag-
Banjos (rub boards) : Rickey Parker, Billy gregate and deduct theft losses of more
Pierce, Norman Staab. than $100 a year if these losses are re-
Strings (ironing board) : Judy Hunnicutt, ported to the police. This provision is de-
Joy Loerch. signed to assist low- and middle-income
Tambourine: Marvin arvin Ernestine Coplon. taxpayers who are repeatedly victims of
Tone bells: Kathy-Lay. crime but who do not have valuables of
Organistst Beverly Ivey, Jessie Holt. significant worth so that the financial
Kazoos: Juanita Lewis, Pam Wilson. loss incurred in any single incident would
Vocalists: Juanita Lewis, Pam. Wilson, be valued in excess of $100. Studies have
Teresa Glasscock, Norman Staab. shown that the highest rate of crime vie-
Drums: Freddie Watson, Kenneth Vickers. timization occurs in the lower income
Bongos: James Doyle, Kathy Lay, Judy
Weinstein. groups. Under this bill, theft losses in
plaves: Lee Davis, Marvin Coplon, Pam excess of $100 a theft would, of course,
Wilson, Juanita Lewis. continue to be deductible.
r
H,R. 14805 also provides for a deduc-
tion of amounts paid during the taxable
SOVIET MISSILE SUB IN CUBA year for locks, burglar alarms or other
(Mr. FASCELL asked and was given warning devices, or similar items for pro-
permission to address the House for 1 tection against theft, to the extent such
minute and- to revise and extend his amounts do not exceed $300-$150 in the
remarks.) case of a married couple filing separate
Mr. FASCELL. Mr. Speaker, the De- returns.
fense Department has just announced There is an old maxim "to prevent a
that a Soviet missile carrying submarine, theft is easier than to catch a thief."
conventionally powered, is now visiting Most crimes occur where,police patrols
Nipe Bay in Cuba. This is not the first are not located; namely, indoors. Burgla-
time a missile carrying submarine has ry is America's most common crime. Na-
called at a Cuban port but up until today, tionally, some 2.2 million residential and
the Soviet submarines have not carried business burglaries occur a year. The de-
strategic missiles. The G-II class sub- duction allowed by this proposal will
marine now in Cuba carries three missiles provide an incentive to homeowners to
which can be launched while submerged equip homes with protective burglar
and which can carry nuclear weapons for alarms, warning devices and locks which
a distance of 650 miles. will help reduce the number of burglaries
The fact that the Soviet Union is up- in homes.
ping the ante in its continuing penetra- Although it has been said that no lock
tion of the Caribbean. area is especially will stop a thief determined to get into
disturbing since it comes on the eve of your home, it is also true that the more
the President's trip to Moscow. Since the difficult you r_-iake their efforts to en-
1962 Cuban missile crisis the American ter, the less likely they are to try. Good
people have felt safer because they have quality locks should be installed on all
believed there were no offensive strategic entrance doors and windows. The cheap-
weapons systems in Cuba. This notion est kinds of locks can be released by in-
was reenforced following the secrecy serting a piece of celluloid or other thin
cloaked crisis of 1970 over the possible material between the edge of the door
construction of a strategically significant and the jamb, A low quality chain lock
Soviet submarine base in Cuba. Following will give way easily to the force of a
that crisis the Foreign Affairs Committee, man's body applied against the door. The
the Congress, and the American people typical fastener on a sash window can
were reassured that there was "under- be easily opened with a knife. It be-
standing" between the United States and hooves all of us to take the necessary
the Soviet Union over the introduction of steps to replace these devices which are
offensive strategic weapons into Cuba. an open invitation to even the most un-
Mr. Speaker, In the light of today's skilled burglar,
announcement I believe the President Mortise locks, cylinder locks, and ver-
owes Congress and the American people tical bolt locks for doors and key locks
a fuller explanation of what such "under- for windows are the kinds of devices we
standing means, if anything. should install. Even the professional thief
who is skilled at jimmying and picking
TAX RELIEF FOR THE VICTIMS OF a lock would probably move on to another
CRIME AND POP. CRIME PREVEN- easier target if these quality devices are
used,,unless the stakes were extremely
TION high.'These devices should certainly be
(Mr. PEPPER asked and was given proof against the unskilled novice.
permission -to address the House for 1 More sophisticated protection is pro-
minute and to revise_ and extend his re- vided by burglar alarm devices or sys-
marks.) terns. These would certainly be worth
the -investment if your possessions are
valuable. As in the case of locks, these
devices vary in quality and type. The
simplest detect an intruder trying to en-
ter a home through a door or window
and sound an alarm. Others feature mo-
tion detectors of various types which use
electric eyes, laser beams and the like
and give warning even before a burglar
attempts to enter a home. This bill will
enable the taxpayer who has paid sev-
eral hundred dollars for such a system,
perhaps in lieu of a television set or a
vacation, to deduct up to $300 of its cost
in computing his income tax.
No deduction will be allowed under
this bill for any amounts paid for weap-
ons or for hiring of protective personnel,
such as detective agencies and profes-
sional guards. Unless you know exactly
what you are doing, weapons used for
defense can be wrested away and used
against you. Also, we are all keenly aware
of the numerous tragic accidents which
have occurred in homes where members.
of families and friends have been killed
or injured because weapons are available.
The thrust of this bill is primarily aimed
at low and middle-income homeowners
who would be unable financially to hire
professional protective personnel.
To further assist low- and middle-in-
come taxpayers the deductions permitted
by this bill will be available whether the
taxpayer itemizes deductions or uses the
standard deduction. The standard deduc-
tion has been increased for 1972 and sub-
sequent years to 15 percent of adjusted
gross income with a ceiling of $2,000. As
a result the number of taxpayers using
the standard deduction is expected to
increase.
Finally, H.R. 14805 provides that the
full cost of medical expenses resulting
from a criminal assault be allowed as a
deduction. This provision would also al-
low a deduction for funeral expenses if
the criminal assault hould cause the
death of the victim.
Under present tax law medical and
dental expenses are deductible only to
the extent they exceed 3 percent of the
taxpayer's adjusted gross income. Fu-
neral expenses may not be deducted at
all.
The medical costs to the innocent vic-
tim of violent crime can be staggering.
This financial burden plus the mental
anguish and physical pain suffered by
the individual can be truly unbearable.
Simple compassion dictates that we at
least take steps to remedy that part of
the suffering we can. So often the vic-
tims of criminal violence are those who
are without resources and insurance.
Even when the victim has insurance it is
often insufficient to cover full medical
costs.
Too often the victim of crime is over-
looked or forgotten. It is ironic that our
society has shown more concern for the
criminals than to their victims. The only
recourse the victim has is to sue the
-criminal for his medical expenses. This
procedure is usually futile because most
criminals do not have the financial re-
sources required to compensate a victim.
This bill provides a meaningful method
of alleviating the burden of the innocent
victim of crime. To prevent abuse, this
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May 4, 1972 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -HOUSE
televised depictions of the President's
trip to China-as for that matter all
broadcasts of the President in his Presi-
dential capacity may be-expected to be
so simultaneously carried so there will
be no available competition to "turn off
to" at such time.
Voters' time is therefore and herein-
after referred to as "simultaneous time."
This bill. will therefore accomplish
three important things: First, it pro-
vides "significant" presidential and vice
presidential candidates a guaranteed
basic access to the immensely influential
broadcast media.
Regardless of his success in attracting
news coverage or'his ability to buy time,
an important candidate will be assured
of meaningful exposure to the voters. To
achieve this goal, the bill provides that
candidates be given time on all televi-
sion stations, radio stations, and CATV
systems simultaneously. A candidate's
appearance 11 would be broadcast over
every television and radio facility in the
United States, including network out-
lets, independent and noncommercial
stations, and CATV systems at.the same
time in each community. Candidates of
the two major parties would receive six
one-halt-hour segments of this time;
candidates of smaller parties would re-
ceive lesser Periods of time.
Any presidential candidate supported
by a meaningful segment of the popula-
tion would have access to every television
and radio household. His potential au-
dience will be every American home.
During the broadcast periods devoted to
the candidates, any television and radio
set turned on anywhere in a given time
zone would bring a potential President
or Vice President to his constituency,
without competition from standard pro-
graining. Together, Americans could
make judgments about the men who
would lead them.
The simultaneous carriage of a presi-
dential Candidate's appearance is appro-
priate in view of the seriousness of the
presidential race. Moreover, in recent
years politicians and media experts have
noted that when Democratic candidates
appear on the screen, Democratic voters
watch, while Republicans switch to an
entertainment program on another
channel; when Republicans appear, the
Democrats switch channels, Many vot-
ers, whatever their affiliation, switch to
another channel when any candidate
appears because they assume they will
be uninterested in what follows, Simul-
taneous carriage, however, will increase
the ,voter's exposure to new views and
new ,positions he might otherwise un-
consciously avoid. In 1960, for example,
when Kennedy and Nixon debated on all
three networks and many independent
stations, simultaneously, the average au-
dience was estimated. at 71 million. The
direct and regular confrontation with the 11 candidates will give voters a sense of di-
rect participation in presidential policies
'which 'nos_wU2 welcgme
Second, the bill will provide basic
media access with none of the financial
pressure on a candidate ordinarily
associated with the purchase of large
amounts of broadcast time. The candi-
date's exposure will be paid for by the
Federal Government, not the candidate
or his supporters. Since this time was for
the public's benefit, the public should
bear the cost. At the same time, the
broadcast licensee who utilizes a public
resource has at the very least an obliga-
tion not to profit from the candidate's
exposure. Thus, broadcasters and cable
operators would be paid for the time at
a rate not to exceed 50 percent of their
commercial rate card. The cost of this
basic access is estimated to be about $4
to $5 million for presidential and vice-
presidential candidates every 4 years.
This is less than the cost to send a post-
card to everyone who voted in the 1968
election.
Third, the bill does much to insure that
television and radio will be used to
promote public understanding of im-
portant campaign issues. The time given
candidates is "voters' time" because it
belongs not to the candidates, the parties
or the broadcasters, but to the public.
So that the public time will not be wasted
with flashy films or candidate-produced
variety shows, the bill requires that its
use substantialy involve the live appear-
ance of the candidates and that formats
be utilized which will promote rational
political discussion, illuminate campaign
issues, and give the audience insight into
the abilities and personal qualities of the
candidates.
Voters' time will not enable a candi-
date to engage in a mass media, charade,
but instead will provide the public with
a more accurate view of his qualifications
for office. The provision of simultaneous
access to all of the broadcast media for
important presidential and vice presi-
dential candidates without a correspond-
ing financial burden and in a format
intended to encourage rational discus-
sion of important issues will bring the
democratic election process up-to-date
with the electronic era.
The description of the bill and of the
operations of its carefully and thought-
fully drafted provisions is inadequate to
convey the supreme importance of the
bill and the urgent need of its passage
to preserve the integrity of the electoral
process in a nationwide presidential elec-
tion. In the opinion of the sponsors of
this bill, no law enacted by or presented
to the Congress in recent years is likely
to have a greater influence on the fu-
ture of democracy in this country.
The advent of electronic communica-
tions making possible mass appeals to
the voters has brought for good or ill
revolutionary effects on the operation
of the electoral process particularly in
nationwide elections akin to the effects
of the advent of gun powder in the 12th
century and of the atomic bomb in the
20th century on the waging of war. Tele-
communication has not only enormously
increased the costs of nationwide cam-
paigning but unregulated, threatens to
degrade the electoral process, distort the
issues, deny equal opportunity to Tie
candidates and to make the results de-
pendent not on the issues and the merits
of the candidates but the size of their
purse. Television and radio can have a
clout and an impact of the electorate
unmatched by the aggregate impact of
any other available means.
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The assurance of free and fair time at
a minimum cost to the government to all
qualified presidential candidates for ra-
tional discussion and debate as provided
by this bill, preserves and safeguards the
integrity of our democratic electoral
process. It not only goes far to curb the
abuse and inequitable use of telecom-
munication in Presidential elections, but
gives promise of making telecommunica-
tion an aid and not a threat to the fu-
ture of our democracy. It will protect
the democratic electoral process from
falling prey to the awesome power of the
purse.
If this Congress performs only this
one service to the continuation of dem-
ocratic government, it will have justi-
fied itself in history.
ALLEY CAT BAND
(Mr. BUCHANAN asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute, to revise and extend his remarks
and include extraneous matter.)
Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, those
in attendance at this morning's session
of the annual meeting of the President's
Committee on Employment of the Handi-
capped had a very special treat which
made me extremely proud. They heard a
program played by the Alley Cat Band.
The Alley Cat Band from Birmingham,
Ala;, Adult Extension Workshop of Work-
shops, Inc., is made up of trainable men-
tally retarded people from my Birming-
ham area. They played a wonderful pro-
gram this morning.
I am extremely proud of their per-
formance and what they are proving con-
cerning the ability. of handicapped peo-
ple to perform in-our society.
Mr. Speaker, I include at this point in
the RECORD a copy of the material in-
cluded in the President's Committee pro-
gram this morning concerning the Alley
Cat Band, together with a list of its
members.
The program follows:
THE ALLEY CAT BAND
The Alley Cat Band was founded as an
experiment with the trainable mentally re-
tarded. It was the butgrowth of a desire
to provide a socially stimulating activity
that all who wanted could participate in
and at the same time disprove a concept
that certain categories of the trainable men-
tally retarded could not be trained mentally.
To the best of our knowledge, this is the
first Band of its kind in the Country.
The Band was organized in April, 1967 with
Retarded Children Association performance
homemade instruments for a single Aid for
in May of the same year. The Band was a
success and was well received and did so
much for the Band members and parents
that it was continued.
Since that time, as the members devel-
oped in ability, more sophisticated instru-
ments were added as replacements for some
of the homemade percussions. As the clients
in the Adult Extension Center change, the
structure of the membership also changes.
Seventeen of the original members are still
in the Band. The majority of the band
members are still the trainable retardates,
but now- all handicaps are represented from
all departments of the Workshop.
One highlight of the Band's performances
has been a trip to Charleston, South Carolina
to play in the Charleston Municipal Audi-
torium for the Trident Club of Charleston
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(ii) on the effective date of this section, SEC. 3. An officer who is entitled to receive
if lie is at least 60 years of age. pay and allowances under-
(b) A member or former -member of a (1) the Act of March 23, 1946, chapter 112
uniformed service- (60 Stat. 59) ;
(1) who was retired for physical dis- (2) the Act of June 26, 1948, chapter 677
ability; (62 Stat. 1052) ; or
(2) who is entitled to retired pay com- (3) the Act of September 18, 1950, chap-
puted by "method" (a) of section 511 of the ter 952 (64 Stat. A224),
Career Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. shall be entitled to an increase in the basic
829); and pay to which he is currently entitled so that
(3) who, under section 411 of that Act the total amount of his pay and allowances
(63 Stat. 823) did qualify for disability re- shall be equal to the retired pay to which an
tired pay and his disability was finally de- officer with over 30 years of service who had
termined to be at least 30 percent under served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
the standard schedule of rating disabilities Staff would be entitled under the rates of
in use by the Veterans' Administration at basic pay in effect on January 1, 1971.
the. time of determination; SEC. 4. The enactment of this Act does not
is entitled, on the effective date of this sec- reduce the monthly retired or retainer pay
tion, to have that pay recomputed in ac- to which a member or former member of a
cordance with section 402(d) of that Act uniformed service was entitled on the effec-
(63 Stat. 818), using the rates of basic pay tive date of this Act.
which became effective on January 1, 1971, SEC. 5. This Act becomes effective on
or continue to receive the retired pay toJuly 1, 1972.
which he was entitled, whichever pay is r__
greater. USSIAN DESTROYER OFF COAST
(c) A member or former member of a OF CUBA
uniformed service who-
(1) is entitled to retired pay computed (Mr. PEPPER asked and was given
by "method" (a) of section 511 of the Ca- permission to extend his remarks at this
reer Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat.
829);
(2) was retired for physical disability;
and
(3) under section 411 of that Act (63 Stat.
823)-
(A) did not qualify for disability retired
pay; or
(B) did qualify for that pay, but his dis-
ability was finally determined to be less than
30 percent under the standard schedule of
rating disabilities In. use by the Veterans'
Administration at the time of that deter-
is entitled to have that pay `recomputed by
"method" (b) of section 511 of that Act (63
Stat, 829), using tTie rates of basic pay in
effect on January i 1811, under the same
conditions as those set forth In clauses (A)
and (B) of subsection'(a3 ()'of this section,
or continue to"receive the retired pay to
which lie was entitled, whichever pay is
greater.
(d) A member or former member. of a uni-
formed service who-
(1) was retired other than for physical
disability; and
(2) is entitled to retired pay computed by
"method"? (a) of section 511 of the Career
Compensation Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 829);
is entitled to have that pay recomputed by
"method" (b) of that section using the rates
of basic pay that became effective on Jan-
uary 1, 1911, under the same conditions as
those set forth in clauses (A) and (13) of
subsection (a) (2) of this section, or con-
tinue to receive the retired pay to which he
was entitled, whichever pay is greater.
(e) A member or former member of a
uniformed service whose retired or retainer
pay is 'recomputed under this section is en-
titled to have, that pay increased by any ap-
plicable adjustments in that pay under sec-
tion 1401a of title 10, United States Code,
which occur after January 1, 1971.
(f) In this section, except with respect
to a member retired under chapter 67 (re-
lating to retired pay for non-regular s`erv-
ice)- of this title, "years of, service"' means
the years a member or forer member o_ f a
uniformed service is using, or would be en-
titled to use, as 's multiplier in recomputing
his retired pay under this section. With re-
spect to a member retired under chapter 67
of this title, "years of service" means the
(g) YA member or a former member' of a
uniformed service is not entitled to recom-
putatio'n of his retired pay under this sec-
tion w ilg his_,najna is, carried on the tem-
porary disability retired list.
`'-- " ____ - held us together as a people. It is the magic
traneoPB matter.) Ingredient which reserved our Fathers
Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, today a p
wan-
shocking announcement was made by through all the fearful horror of endless wan-
dering, anguish and rejection.
Mr. Friedheim, Deputy Assistant Secre- The synagogue has been the cornerstone
tary of Defense for Public Affairs, who' of our ethical and moral way of life through
today acknowledged that a diesel pow- P. long tormented history. From its altar flows
ered ballistic missile submarine, report- the rich stream of our ancient tradition, our
edly with the capability of a 650-mile ethics, our philosophy, the words of fire that
reach, along with a Russian destroyer make ours a religion of law and of litera-
and a new tender, are making a port call tore his of House love. God burns the ri
be
at Nipe Bay on the north coast of Cuba. light In this
of his Israel. its walls can be
The destroyer has been in Cuba's waters heard the thundering voice of wisdom. At
since March of this year and the tender this altar, we seek to guard the conscience
is training with Soviet cadets aboard. of humanity.
it has been apparent now for some And the keeper of the flame is a noble,
time that the Russians have been build- warm, and genuine human being, one truly
ing up a very formidable military estab- inspired in his devoted service to God and
lishment in Cuba which poses as a threat man,
to the security of the United States, and In all of my experience-in education,
religion and social welfare-I have never en-
today's announcement is a new and ap- countered anyone who walked more firmly In
palling escalation of Soviet military in- the flame of his faith than the towering
cursion in the Western Hemisphere. This spiritual leader and dynamic guiding force
is a clear violation of the: agreement be- of Temple Emanu-El.
tween Russia and the United States that For Rabbi Irving Lehrman is not only a
Russia would put no nuclear weapons in scholar and teacher, but truly a practical
Cuba. This recent development is simply visionary . . . devoted to the tradition and
the culmination of Russia's attempt to d,estiny of Israel, but dedicated to the wider
service of'all mankind.
establish greater and greater military, In his duties as minister for more than a
naval, and now nuclear forces in Cuba. quarter of a century-he is never too busy
Our Government must demand that Russ- to. bring comfort and understanding to those
sia discontinue this aggressive policy who falter . . . to those who mourned .
which threatens our very security and is to those who needed the help he could give.
in violation of her agreement with us And he always gives generously of his own
and in violation of the Monroe Doctrine. personality, strength and perception. He al-
Such offensive tactics by Russia, in con- ways has a solution. He always has time.
Through the darkest hours of Jewish suf-
junction with the Castro government, fering, during the tragic plight of our peo-
must be immediately brought to a ha1t.1 ple, In the outrage and nightmare of Hitler,
his his voice was the voice of hope his leader-
(Mr. PEPPER asked and was given
permission to extend his remarks at this
point in the RECORD and to include extra-
neous matter.)
Mr. PEPPER. Mr. Speaker, on Febru-
ary 6 the Honorable Charles H. Silver
delivered an address of appreciation in
honor of Rabbi Irving Lehrman, spiritual
leader of the Temple Emanu-El and na-
tional president of the Synagogue Coun-
cil of America.
Most fitting was this eloquent tribute
a man of rare eloquence, and of deep.
dedication, not only to the cause of Is-
rael but to the cause of humanity. Rabbi
Lehrman is a man who stands tall above
most men. He has long held up a great
light of spiritual leadership, not only for
those of his faith but of all faiths and
the glow of the light he has cast has not
only warned but illuminated innumer-
able minds and hearts. I deem it a great
honor, therefore, Mr. Speaker to be able
to offer to my colleagues and to my fel-
low countrymen this deserved tribute to
Rabbi Lehrman and I ask that Mr.
Silver's remarks appear in the RECORD
immediately following my own:
RABBI LEHRMAN TRIBUTE
(Remarks by the Honorable Charles H. Sil-
ver at a dinner held at Temple Emanu-El,
Miami Beach on February 6, 1972 )
Most honored guests ... and all of you-
dear friends and neighbors-who have gath-
ered to honor this great man of God.
In these days, so full of turmoil, so empty
of trust, we seek-more and more-for the
eternal truth-returning to the Torah-
searching for God.
ship was a beacon breaking through the
blackest clouds.
And when the skies became brighter, he
hailed a star of promise in the promised land
and worked for the birth of the Republic of
Israel as a member of the family of nations.
With a pure conscience and a proud but
humble heart, he has been the warm and
shining lesson of brotherhood for every being
of every race and creed-rejecting and re-
buking bigotry in any form.
The years go by and we often neglect those
to whom we owe the most. We are all for-
tunate that this great spirit-who is a legend
of his lifetime-can be recognized and hon-
ored during the vigorous days of his life
by Mr. Silver to Rabbi Lehrman, who is while many of his most vital years lie ahead.
of a long line of Rabbis, a great scholar, Rabbi Lehrman has taught us the mean-
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 nedy Center, as part of the American
College Theater Festival, which brought
together 10 of the Nation's best college
theater productions. Southeastern's per-
formance was superb and fully deserved
the rave reviews it received from all three
Washington daily newspapers.
Richard L. Coe, drama critic of the
Washington Post, called the play an al-
most definitive production and "one of
the. series' major achievements." He
wrote :
If rankings were given, Southeastern
would be pretty much at the top,
Louise Lague, writing in the Washing-
ton Daily News, pronounced it "a perfect
production in several ways." David
Richards of the Evening Star termed it
"a heartfelt revival," and called Frank
Wade's Lennie "so astonishingly right
that I cannot envision it better played
by a professional actor anywhere."
"Charles Warthen also registered firmly
as George," he continued, "and with few
exceptions the supporting cast handled
the understated idiom of the field hands
nicely."
Mr. Speaker, at no time in history has
Southeastern been better represented nor
deserved more national recognition. I am
extremely proud of the entire group and
am grateful for a memorable evening. I
am pleased to,share with my colleagues
the remarkable notices they earned:
[From the Washington Post, Apr. 29, 1972]
IN PERSPECTIVE: A DEFINITION "OF MICE
AND MEN"
(By Richard L. Coe)
If rankings were given in the American
College Theater Festival (they aren't) South-
eastern Oklahoma State College would be
pretty much at the top. Its production yes-
terday of Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men"
could almost be called definitive.
For this there were several reasons. The
play itself remains an exceptionally substan-
tial work, near the end of the naturalism
period and an early voice in the compassion-
school. One doubts that it seemed to
have this firm definition in the Forties, but
thirty years later it has the best qualities
of both.
Today hulking, childlike Lennie would be
called "retarded," but "nuts" was what his
fellows in the Oklahoma bunkhouse called
him. His relationship with understanding
George would be seen today by some as a
plea for gay liberation. But to his realistic
setting Steinbeck brought the eyes and ears
of a poet and from today's perspective he was
perscient.
This is a story of very simple men living
in loneliness on the vast ranches. Steinbeck
views them as men, not as case. histories, and
gives to each of his ten characters an in-
dividual dignity. In his direction, David B.
Cook emphasizes this and at the. matinee
hushes and responses showed complete
audience involvement. (There were some
young patrons who laughed at images of vio-
lence and one felt oddly sorry for them.)
,Working in the American milieu, the play-
ers' were far more secure than festival
visitors appearing in' adopted styles. One
relished their ease in the script and settings,
fine lumber walls strategically hammered
into the right feel by designer Bill Groom
and his crew.
Finally there were two exceptional per-
formances of George and Lennie by Charles
Warthen and Frank Wade; I question whe-
ther the originals could have been better.
Worthen. exhibited a wonderfully under
stated style, in use of his hands, quiet
speech, subtlest shadings of thought across
May 4, 1972
his face. A huge fellow, Wade made crystal-
clear Lennie's sad, wrenching innocence.
Janie Freeman and Mike Dawson were out-
standing in this skilled, admirable produc-
tion.
COLLEGE THEATER FESTIVAL--"MICE AND MEN"
COMES OUT COOL
(By Louise Lague)
"Of Mice and Men," the offering of South-
eastern Oklahoma State College in the Ameri-
can College Theater Festival was a perfect
production in several ways. Not only was it
well done, but it was an ideal choice of play.
Because John Steinbeck's play is set in a
California ranch, nobody had to learn any
French or English accents and take the risk
of botching it up. The Oklahomans. looked
right at home in earthy roles and the senti-
ments expressed were basic enough for col-
lege students to work with effectively.
The plot concerns George, an itinerant
ranch hand, and his not-too-bright friend
Lennie who travels with him. The two travel
a lot because Lennie always gets in trouble
for liking to touch soft things. He doesn't
know his own strength and usually ends up
killing them.
At the Salinas River valley ranch where
the play takes place, the soft thing Lennie
chooses to touch and kill is the boss' daugh-
ter-in-law.
Charles Worthen, did a fine job as George,
to the point where it was almost impossible
to believe he wasn't really George. The same
was true of Frank Wade as Lennie, but his
was the greater acting victory. Who could
believe that that six-foot-nine giant of a man
acting as a child, so afraid to even touch a
beautiful collie for fear of a scolding from
George, is in real life Dr. Frank Wade a pro-
fessor of biology at Southeastern who had
never been in a play before?
Other fine performances were put in by
Don Hill, who played a marvelous stooped
and aged Candy. Janie Freeman as the mur-
der victim and John Waggoner as Carlson,
who was Just swaggering and tough enough
to shoot a dog in the head.
Traditionally, the players in the American
College Theater Festival are very good or they
wouldn't be there in the first place. But the
selection of the right play for the right cast
is both very difficult and key in the success of
the show. In this case, director David B. Cook
hit the nail right on the head.
[From the Washington Post, May 1, 19721
FESTIVAL: GOOD AVERAGES
(By Richard L. Coe)
With its audiences joining on stage for a
final frenzied Charleston, "The Boy Friend"
ended the American College Theater Festival
Saturday night. Under Hank Diers' direction,
with lively choreography by Paul Avery, the
University of Miami's production was spirited
in every way and audiences gave both per-
formances rousing welcomes.
Miami's was the first production in four
years to present an "artist in residence" and
the idea was profitable. She was TV's Denise
Lor, a favorite in the big summer theaters
for star roles in "Annie Get Your Gun,"
"Gypsy" and "Funny Girl." Her strong pro-
fessionalism proved catching, her nicely
comic Mme. Dubonnet, headmistress of the
Frelich girls' school, becoming a mettlesome
foil for Jack Metzger's fine Percival. Playing
an older, stuffy type, the young actor bene-
fitted immensely from having Miss Lor to
play opposite. Her assurance bolstered all
the leads appreciably and in this case, cer-
tainly, the "artist in residence" notion was
an excellent one.
A further virtue of the production was its
staging and dancing, creating an ensemble
feel for both principals and chorus. While
it can't be said that Marsha Sayet and Peter
Heuchling have the voices for musical com-
edy, careers, their playing of Polly and Tony
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14184 "rr ?, ? ?,? ? ? ?" C(}NGREN1614.AL bffdK -- HZoUSE ?, ? ?,?,?,?,-
ing of religion in its most positive and ac-
?_tive, sense--the real meaning-the message
and mission of the faith we follow.
He 'has taught us that we have a perma-
nent obligation to concern ourselves with
the welfare of others. Otherwise, the pages
of our Holy Book are meaningless--our House
of God becomes an empty shell-for He will
notlive in it.
E eligion ?may begin in the church or tem-
ple, but it does not end there. It flourishes in
the hearts of men of good will. It crosses the
borders that separate us in small things. It
brings us`together to grapple with the larger
goals of humanity-to rise nearer-to reach
closer-'to the Mind of God.
The faith reflected in the synagogue gives
us the strength, the unity and courage to
s rvive anguish and oppression-to endure
all things, to resist all things, to overcome all
things.
It spurs us to split again the sea of slavery
and cross the seven oceans, settling on alien
soil, making the barren desert bloom, min-
gling In many lands to enrich the culture, ad-
vance the science and increase the learning
of all mankind -for all"time.
This is the eternal secret of the Jew's eter-
nity-and it is the message that Rabbi Lehr-
man preaches so wisely---so movingly and so
magnificently-from this pulpit.
Such wisdom-and such eloquence-are
not gotten easily or -In a single day. They
must be harvested through a lifetime, fed
by a mind passionately devoted to the quest
for truth by a heart ripe in the understand-
ing of his' fellow man.
such a man respects himself as being made
in the image of God. He carries a spark of
that Divine Spirit deep within. He tackles
his appointed task with skill and under-
standing, with loyalty and devotion to duty.
Such a, man is Rabbi Irving Lehrman.
He has' held high the sanctity of his calling
with a dignity and dedicated responsibility
that brings new greatness to the name of
Rabbi.
Fearless and foremost in the fight for
human rights, he is firm in his conviction
that men who were created equal by God
deserve equal treatment from other men.
He ha? doneas much as any man to stir
the conscience of the world on behalf of the
homeless, the hopeless and the oppressed.
There is a magic about his very presence.
.It rises from the depths of his being ... a
hidden place where you know that truth and
honor dwell.
Combining warmth and humanity with
sincerity and strength, his words burn into
the hearts of his hearers. They echo in many
corners of the world, far beyond the walls of
Templemanu-El.
there is no branch of community service,
no broadening of opportunities for youth, no'
contribution to the social progress of our
times and our people that have not known
the benefit .. , yes, the blessing ... of his
energies, his wisdom and his spirit.
My dear friend and Rabbi, as I join your
uncounted thousands of friends and ad-
mirers in this outpouring of friendship and
appreciation, I fondly hope and firmly be-
lleve that you stand on the theshold of an
even more brilliant career as a Jewish leader
and Statesman.
(Z2r ALBERT at the request of Mr.
DENIIOilz) was grafited permission to ex-
tend l is"remarks and include extraneous
lt4 erlal in the body of the RECORD.)
Xr ALBERT.' Mr. Speaker, on Fri-
d~y, April 2$, Southeastern State College
of Lk rant, Okla., presented John Stein-