SOVIETS SHUT DOWN BAKERY FOR MATZOTH EXTENSION OF REMARKS OF HON. SEYMOUR HALPERN OF NEW YORK IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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In years of ever-increasing prosperity, re- SUBSIDIES a city newspaper, If I don't put her on the
lief rolls have gone up'32 percent since 1955. The Council said "poverty would be more farm payroll, she might start looking for an
Negroes and Puerto Ricans have crowded into prevalent and more serious" if many tam- outside job to absorb her talent and energy.
big cities of the North in search, of a better flies were not already getting some kind of If ever there's a natural man-wife part-
way of life. Many of them arrived without , benefit payments from the Government. nership it Is in farming. And lucky is the
jobs, skills, or housing. Approximately 45 million Americans get farmer who picks a good partner. My wife
A White House official said offhand that benefits under four major Government pro- sometimes asks, "How did you know, when
"80 percent or more of the poor families in grams costing $30 billion a year including: You took me away from my city job, that I'd
America are nonwhite." Nineteen million persons collecting $16 make such a good workhorse?"
The President's Economic Council con- billion a year from Federal old age, survivors, Every man expects his wife to be house-
tends that census figures Show only 22 per- or disability insurance. keeper, interior decorator, official hostess, so-
cent of poverty cases are "nonwhite," Four million, three hundred and sixty-four cial secretary, diplomat, foreman of the jun-
although "almost half 'of all nonwhite thousand veterans received pensions or for crew, taxi driver, tutor, and nursemaid.
Americans are poor." compensation amounting to $3.8 billion in But a farmer expects and. usually gets
The economic report said racial discrimi- fiscal year 1963; total benefits for the vet- much more. His wife must also be recep-
nation reduces their employment opportuni- erans population of 22 million run around tionist, "directionist," stenographer, book-
ties, while deficiencies of education and $7 billion- keeper, market reporter, weather forecaster,
health depress their earnings. Eight million persons on relief costing ., researcher, extra man, home cannery man-
The Council adopted as an arbitrary defi- nearly $5 billion annually, ager, locker plant chief, poultry expert, and
nitian of poverty any family whose money Six million and two hundred thousand who mobile lunch canteen operator.
income from all sources before taxes is $3,000 received approximately $3 billion in unem- Mind power is fast replacing muscle -power
a year ar less.. ployment, benefits during 1963. - in farming. Time was when a poor manager
Under this definition, the administration The , Federal-State unemployment in- was able to compensate for this weakness by
says 35 million` persons,, or one-fifth of all surarice system covers 77 percent of all hard work, by putting in longer hours. Now,
American families, are living in poverty t- workers in paid employment today while 90 machines have replaced so much manpower
day in the wealthiest Nation in the world. percent of all wage earners are under social that management of capital as more impor-
Based on census figures, the Council says security. Average benefits in 1963 amounted tant than hard, physical work.
the legion of the poor breaks down Into these to $924 a year for a retired worker, or $1,505 Credit, too, is extended on the basis of the
categories: a year for a retired couple, farmer's managerial ability, as well. as his col-
Thirty-four percent are over 65 years of age; RELIEF lateral. Agricultural prophets see no re-
55 percent have no children uner 18. versal in the direction farm units are taking
One-third are children; 9 million under 12 Welfare roils are the. hard core of the toward
years of age have mothers who work outside poverty problem today. Persons on relief in greater size and complexity. It's the
the holm. the United States would fill a,city the size ointangibles of farming which will separate
of New York. They number three times the of the men from the boys in operating the farms
Forty-.three percent of the total income of the future.
poor families comes from Government pay- total population of the State of Connecticut.
ments for welfare, unemployment, workmen's The Economic Council said: "Escape from modern m fa, farmer r e i is going to and a have to k have to keep better
compensation, veterans benefits, and social Poverty. Is not easy for American children records and eep in his
raised in families accustomed to living on methods. is ma ore businesslike
opportunity y for r his
sec-four percent live in cities, 46 percent relief. A recent study of aid to depenent slob of labor between This real man and w and wile. Farm-
In rural areas. Forty percent of all poor children recipients found that more than 40 ers need help with record keeping, analysis
families have some equity in a house. percent, of the parents themselves were raised of their business, and someone topre-read
On a geographical pattern, 47 per in homes where public assistance had been reams of agricultural information and sift it
live in the South, 25 percent in the north- received." down to their own needs.
central region, 17 percent in the East, 11 More than 4 million persons receive aid to
percent in the West. dependent children today, 2y2 million are on Who is better qualified to fill this impor-
By occupation, 74 old-age assistance, 775,000 get general as. tant staff position than the farmer's wife?
servants are considered percent
to b be e of poor, all 56 dp percent rcent sistance. The average payment per family Most women are better fitted for office work
of farm laborers, 45 percent of farm owners on ADC is $129-a-month, with some States than men-they are neater and have more
or operators, 23 percent of nonfarm laborers, ranging up to $197 monthly. The national patience. A good many farm women have
and 22 percent of nondomestic service work- average for aid to the aged is $62 a month, had commercial training and business expe
yrs. It runs up to $95 in some States,, rience. Many have had more education than
The statistics require some explanation. their husbands. Managing the farm office
combines with household tasks and care of
Government officials note these exceptions:
The Census Bureau says its figures deal. ens. A Wife who has real responsibilities in
only with cash income. Where farm families EXTENSION OF REMARKS the farm business can go ahead on her own,
do not have to pay rent or buy food, their instead of just being on call.
Income is understated; many are living above of A knowledgeable wife is valuable as a con-
the poverty level. HON. BEN F. JENSEN sultant, a sounding board; someone with
OLD FoLxs whom to talk.things out and brainstorm
The Council of Economic Advisers reports of IOWA new ideas. She ceases to be a competitor
more than half of all persons over 65 have IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in spending limited resources for unneces-
cash incomes above $3,000 a year. Other old- Monday, March 16, 1964 sary consumer items. This is a problem with
sters have adequate savings to support a de- many young couples who are trying to ac-
cent standard of living. Many own homes, Mr. JENSEN, Mr. Speaker, under cumulate initial capital so necessary in farm-
YOUNG PEOPLE leave to extend my remarks in the ing today.
Middle age and the orbituar notices of
In addition to minor children, low-income RECORD, I take great pleasure in includ- Y
families include a lot of young people who ing an article by Herb Pike in the SUC- some
that at of my wife may ay contemporaries widow make us realize
be be a w some day and
are just getting started In life or a business cessful Farming magazine of recent need to know more about running a farm.
career, date, entitled "I Should Put My Wife It is a fact that women may be expected to
INFLATION on the Payroll." outlive their husbands from 4 to p8 years.
The Council says that. in the general pros- Having known Herb and his good wife Why? Because women not only have a longer nce 1947, or frorn32ito 20 Derceno Of the families have declined for many years, and having spoken at a life expectancy but are usually younger than
of the dollar has declined 17 cents, or 30 me, and after hearing Herb sing his nerving the wife a full-fledged operating part-
of Chet. wife's ner in the farm business.
praises, I agree completely With If the farm were incorporated, both hus-
Inflation has been, particularly injurious him that he.. should put his wife on the band and wife could be put on the payroll,
to older persons and others living on fixed payroll, and I am sure every reader Of build up pension rights, and be entitled to
incomes. It is a contrary influence to the this article will agree. So Herb, now sickness and accident benefits the same as
Government campaign against poverty, you are stuck with your own proposition. any other employee of the business. Partner-
As wages and salaries have risen since the The Article follows: ship insurance could be carried on the key
war, the Government has collected more I SHOULD PUT members of the firm. These costs are de-
taxes from higher incomes. The graduated MY WIFE ON THE PAYROLL
n
income tax collects revenue on fixed dollar (By Herbert Pike, Iowa farmer) are re not ductible taxable the to the corporation, pleyet the fibenefits
ts its can
s n employee. without regard to diminishing value I married an executive. She had done be dispersed as salary bonuses os. Profits can
or left in the
of what the dollar will buy, time as an English teacher, then worked on . firm.
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Today's farm office assistant needs a place March 12, 1964, isoue of the Washington has been discontinued. Only 2 days fol-
to work and something to work with. A sep- Star an editorial exposing the attempts lowing its opening, the bakery was closed
arate room for an office :.s ideal. But at least of the committee chairman to sweep the last Friday for alleged "sanitary rea-
she needs a desk where she can work without matter under the rug. sons." The fire department ordered the
interruptions. She neimis a place to store Under unanimous consent. I include establishment closed for business after
vary and reference m material. This can the editorial at this point: the bakery ' had produced not nearly
ve splendor from an orange crate to a enough of the matzoth to meet the needs
fireproof file. . WHITCwASts
Your chief of staff, nice today's tractor op- Those who have been trying to Identify of devout Jews during Passover,
erator, is entitled to some mechanical aids- that unpleasant odor floating around the This incident is yet one more indica-
an adding machine and possibly a typewriter. Senate side of the Capitol need go no fur- tion of the regime's continuing discrim-
There are good used ones available for a ther. It's whitewash, ination against the Jewish cultural and
small outlay of cash. You can justify a $30 There is every indication that the Senate religious traditions.
investment in labor-saving equipment, the Rules Committee, under the chairmanship Under unanimous consent, I wish to
experts say, for each minute saved per day. of Senator JORDAN of North Carolina, is pre- insert Mr, Henry Tanner's account, ap-
columns you can bypass the drudgery of adding long paring to give up the ghost in its "investi-
columns of figures by hand, you can spend gation" of the Bobby Baker scandal. Ap- pearing this morning in the New York
your time where it counts the most-on rec- parently the committee, or the controlling Times, at this point in the RECORD. The
ord analysis and planning. members of the committee. have had enough. article follows herewith:
How does one keep ta3 on subject material? They don't want to develop the whole truth Sovnrrs SHOT Dowx BAmav FOR MATZOTH
We have alphabetically arranged file folders for the edification of the public. (By Henry Tanner)
for each subject: Building, cattle, concrete. The excuse offered Is that there are no (
Moscow, March 15.-MOSCOW'S only mat-
article; etc. For a numerical code refer to the other useful witnesses who might be called. bakery has been closed co the Soviet a -
article; "A Top-Notch Filing System," page This is nonsense. zoth bak bak ry h been 2 days of the Soviet
32, Successful Farming,December -1883. What about Senators? What about party Chief Rater only 2a Lys of op, said today
Farm magazines, best source of current in- girls? What about unexplored statements in a
formation, are stacked on shelves until the regarding campaign funds? What about Jay that ry had which been had closed been to set t up up inla
and of the year; then articles of value are McDonneli, who was fired as assistant to rented the and for dwelling, , sanitary reasons. He appears to
filed in the subject file. Bobby Baker, because he didn't agree with en en that he might get permission a repe o
Clipboards headed crops, livestock, farm all aspects of the Baker method of operation? hope later this week.
policy, etc., are good for holding current What about a lobbyist named I. Irving Da- The bakery ewas opened last Wednesday to
information until it .an be read. Spring vidson, who might have some important tea- opene bread for Wednesday to
clips with magnetic bases are handy for hold- timony to give? produce beg the was ins Maave 28. recording Passover, v ing memos in the car, in the shop, or near most important of all, what about Walter which Jewish ins sources, . Ac ordi only 22-
the telephone. Jenkins, longtime aid to Lyndon B. Johnson? pounds of matzoth on the first day and a
We try to -keep original records as close Senator WILLIAMS. Republican, of Dela- g collar amount on Thursday.
the fito the source of information as possible. ware, has just given the committee an affi- the Jewish congregation said
Crop weights are recorded by fields in a book davit from Don R. Reynolds, Silver Spring Members smf he J was at the congregation said
in the scale house. Throwing records prig- Insurance man. which raises grave questions closing on y request of
mate on a tag over each pen, are transferred respecting Mr. Jenkins. Shouldn't these be the fire department. The action came at a
into a permanent boots later. Farm gasoline explored-at least to the extent of trying to time when it had become clear that there
to be used for highway travel is recorded in pin down the truth? would not be.nearly-enough matzoh to satis-
a notebook on the visor of truck or automo- And what about the deal in which Mr. fy the need of devout Jews during Passover.
bile. I also carry a diary in my shirt pocket Reynolds said he bought $1,280 worth of use- There were angry scenes at the Central
for meter readings, livestock counts, planting less advertising time on the Johnson tele- Synagogue this morning as elderly Jewish
dates, harvest dates, and oral agreements. vision station in Texas after he had sold R. men and women, who had come to collect
Machinery manuals are kept where most of- $ioo.ooo life insurance policy to Mr. Johnson? their share of matzoth, had to be turned
ten needed-in the farm shop, In a covered Mr. Reynolds has testified under oath that he away emptyhanded.
file box. discussed this advertising project with Mr. Many of these persons said they had turned
It is encouraging to see that an increasing Jenkins. Mr. Jenkins has never been called in o the flour fotheir rom matzoh at the s nana-
number of farm couples an securing capital, to testify. But he has denied in a sworn g gu and
organizing efficiently, and employing both statement that he had any knowledge of the amount of unleavened bread.
fairly flour no tomatzoh, h,
men and machines to advantage. They have arrangements between Mr. Reynolds and the Now Said. they have neither
the ability and the time to pursue the intan- station. they these days and buyers often have in
gibles in farming, to 'seep adequate records, is this not important? Mr. Jenkins was a Moscow for these day quantities.
d ye
and to make sound decisions, Senate em to ee at the time. Why has he queue foezo r smite es are also reported to be
not at least been called as, a witness and Insufficient in Leningrad and Kiev, two other
across-entmined in an effort to clear up this Soviet cities with large Jewish populations.
apparent discrepancy? Mr. Reynolds un- In T,entngrad the Central Synagogue has not
Debauchery of the Legi:Iadve Process made doubtedly pain for the time. Somebody been able to make matzoth even though it
the arrangements. Why is the corn- has its own baking facilities, according to un-
made
Inlttee so afraid to explore the matter? official reports.
EXTENSION OF REMARKS o Whitewash is a useful commodity for Georgia Is the only part of the country
of sprucing up fences and outbuildings. But where matzoh has been baked in approxi-Instance HON. ROBERT H. MICREL it leave ion tthe publincmind a d ep and t p matety sufficient quantities in past weeks,
justified suspicion that the Senate Rules private reports said.
of aLrxofs major The Central Synagogue in Mocow was per-
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Committee is trying to covet up a witted to improvise a bakery to alleviate the
scandal. with far-reaching ramifications. plight of devout Jews since state-run bak-
Motidall, March 16, 1964 n~ cries were ordered to stop baking matzoth 2
Mr. MICHEL. Mr. Speaker', the Sen- years ago.
ate Rules Committee has an inescap- There has been no ban on the baking of
able duty to investigate whether two Soviets Shut Down Bakery for atzoth matzoth by individual families. If a person
bakes more than is required for his own
c its ethe highest gone staff of whom position in the had the EXTENSION OF REMARKS needs and sells the surplus, however, he is
enat the breaking Soviet laws against private com-
Senate, were faithful to their trust. of merce.
President Johnson is deeply involved HON. SEYMOUR HALPERN Last year three persons were given jail
in this inquiry as Baker was his chief sentences for the illegal sale of matzoh.
SUPPLIER FROM ABROAD
assistant. HoweveA, it did not seem to of NEW YORK
matter to the majority that Sherman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Earlier this month Georgi Lieb, president
Adams was President Eisenhower's as- Monday, March 16, 1964 of the congregation of Moscow's second syna-
sistant. IiALPERN. Mr. Speaker, a short gogue, said he expected shipments of matzoth
There is a serious possibility that this Mr. from abroad to alleviate the shortage.
investigation may come to an innocuous while ago the Soviet authorities an- He said that about 10,000 pounds of mat-
end or it will be sidetracked. However, nounced that they would permit the zoth would be sent from Denmark by Dr.
vigorous insistence by the public and opening of a matzoth bakery in Moscow Isaac Levin of New York, president of the
an active press will keep the investiga- to serve the Jewish community. American section of Agudus Israel, and that
tion open. I was pleased to see in the Now we learn that this small service 1.500 pounds would be sent by Britain's chief
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rabbi, Dr. Israel Brodie. There are also re-
ports of offers from Belgium and Israel.
The Soviet authorities are, reported to be
Lallowing private shipments from R broad.
"The Challenge of Citizenship"-A Speech
by Daniel J. Lutenegger, of Burlington,
Iowa, the Winning Contestant From
Iowa in the Annual "Voice of Democ-
racy" Contest Conducted by the Veter-
erans of Foreign Wars
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF,
HON. FRED SCHWENGEL
OF IOWA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16, 1964
Mr. SCHWENGEL. Mr. Speaker, the
winner from Iowa in the VFW's "Voice of
Democracy" contest this year is Daniel
J. Lutenegger, 2019 Sunnyside Avenue,
Burlington, Iowa.' His speech, "The
Challenge of Citizenship," reminds all
of us how the "little things" which many
people tend to take for granted or ignore
altogether, are the very essence of great-
ness out of which this country has devel-
oped and grown strong.
His speech is an admonition to heed the
little things and to make the most of
them. I take pleasure in calling this
speech to the attention of my colleagues.
His remarks follow:
THE CHALLENGE OF CITIZENSHIP
(By Dan Lutenegger)
Little things. Thousands of little things
have made America and the entire world
what they are today. Through the years it
has been the average person strengthened by
an inner fortitude and determination, who
has laid the foundation for events which
have shaped the world. Take, for example,
the. scared little boy, who stuck his finger in
a dike in Holland and saved his town from
being flooded; the scientist, who dropped
an apple and discovered the laws of gravity;
the little man who flew a kite and stated
the fundamental elements of electricity.
Such actions are like puny, shriveled seeds
which grow and mature until finally they
result in something worthwhile. See what
these small beginnings have brought us-
light bulbs, modern appliances, space travel,
and so on.
Likewise, it is these little things that form
the challenge of citizenship. Too often when
we think of the good citizen, we think of
seemed to give everything, even his life, for tested Allied trade: with the Communist
his country. Indeed, the history books are bloc.
full of men such as this. They died at But what would happen if the shoe
Bunker Hill, at Bull Run, at Gettysburg. was on the other foot? Ray Henle, edi-
They died in' the Pacific, on the shores of
Iwo Jima, in the tor in chief of Three Star Extra, carried
skies over Korea. Heroes
like these, whose names will live forever, nightly over NBC Radio Network, raised
produced our image of the good citizen. that provocative question on his broad-
But in our dreams we forget that it is the cast of March 6, 1964.
ordinary citizens, playing ordinary, everyday What if the United States wanted
roles that make America strong. To remem- wheat and sent out feelers to the Soviets
ber this in my everyday life, wherever I might in hopes of making purchases? Could
be, whatever I might be doing, is my chal- we expect the same treatment we are
lenge and the challenge of every American
citizen now giving the Soviets?
.
But how about today? First of all, the I should like to call my colleagues' at-
most important factor is an interest in the tention to Mr. Henle's broadcast by in-
well-being of our Nation, a sense of respon- serting it in the Appendix of the CoN-
sibility that has grown and thrived through- GRESSIONAL RECORD.
out our liver. THREE-STAR EXTRA BROADCAST: MARCH 6, 1964
Responsibility is essentially an awareness
of little things and herein lies the challenge (By Ray Henle)
of citizenship. Do we obey traffic signals? Can you imagine what the situation would
Do we do our share of work at home? Do be, with respect to trade with the Soviets,
we do our best. In school? Do, we play a
team game? Do we volunteer to do a job
that needs doing? These are what good
citizens do. Everytime a citizen does these
little things and many other like them, he
is helping- to make our country stronger.
Remember, a nation is no stronger than its
weakest "citizen. Our history proves this.
It reflects what we have done as a team, as
a group, not as individuals.
Likewise, I personally am merely a small
cog in the wheel, but I help it to run effi-
ciently and if I would break, the whole wheel
would be weakened. As a member of a new
generation, I am the lifeblood of this Na-
tion, but if I would be poisoned or infected,
the entire Nation would be poisoned. De-
mocracy is no longer a cause in America that
must he won with guns and heroes; it is an
example that must be lived by every hard
working and responsible citizen.
Furthermore, on the more positive side,
suppose each of us spent a little more time
every day in reading the news and keeping
abreast of current events. The result would
be a new America, vigilant and strong, but
ever humble. This is still another way of
how I personally can be -a working member
of our Republic. Instead of just trying to
"stay afloat" I can strive. for goals that are
better, higher, and more noble, trying to
improve self, community, and nation. Only
through such efforts and accepting the chal-
lenge of citizenship can the American of to-
day meet the Impact of world challenge.
Thus, the challenge of citizenship is put-
ting myself out just a little bit at home, at
school, or on the job. It means doing every-
thing well and not being influenced by the
crowd. In this little way, like the boy who
stuck his finger in the dike, I personally can
help to break the bonds of prejudice, apathy,
and suffering which constrict America
through their evil influences. After all the
soul of America, founded on order, courage,
justice, and tolerance, is composed of little
men with little ideas, but men who have the
great fortitude and unique generosity to
carry out those little ideas in their everyday
lives. This is the American challenge. This
is the challenge of citizenship.
Wheat Sales to the Soviet Union
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. BOB WILSON
OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16, 1964
Mr. BOB WILSON. Mr. Speaker,
many of us have pointed to the dangers
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if the tables were turned? Rather easy to
figure it out, isn't it? If the United States
and the American people were short of wheat,
short of machinery, short of practically
everything that meant better living for
us * ^ * and the Soviet Union and the
Russian people had an abundance of wheat
and machinery and the rest of worldly
goods * * * and the American people and
the U.S. Government put out feelers that
they would like to buy wheat and machinery
and the other things, what would the Soviet
Government do? Run over Itself to offer us
wheat and other things? With credit terms
and shipping in any old kind of bottom just
to get it to us in a hurry? Open the flood-
gates of trade without any price attached
thereto?
Well, hardly. More likely we would be
presented with a apt of counterdemands.
Get out of Berlin, get your troops home from
Europe, button up your bases, withdraw from .
Vietnam, come to terms on disarmament.
Those likely would be a few. The Soviets
would use their advantage to further advance.
their world aims and their foreign policies.
Can anyone doubt that?
Merely to state the likelihood gives a
picture of how little we in this country tie
our God-given advantages to a program of
wringing from our opponents concessions
which would advance our lofty world aims
of freedom. Instead we rush with open
hand--our chamber of commerce plans to
come out for even more liberal trade pol-
icies-our Government just can't do enough
to show our opponents how really nice we
are-wanting nothing in return.. Not even
a better chance for our lofty principles to
succeed. It's a funny world,
EXTENSION OF REMARKS.
or
HON. EUGENE J. KEOGH
OF NEW YORK
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16, 1964
Mr. KEOGH. Mr. Speaker, our col-
leagues will be interested in the bill (H.R.
10412) I introduced to amend the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1954 to deny de-
duction for rent, taxes, or interest in-
curred for the use or occupancy of an
industrial plant financed by tax-exempt
obligations.
The objective of my bill is to put a stop
to a very clear case of abuse in using tax-
exempt industrial development revenue
bonds for financing industrial plants and
facilities for lease to private persons. I
refer to the arrangements between a cor-
poration and a municipality under which
the corporation which leases the,facility
from the municipality itself buys the
tax-exempt bonds issued in the name of
the municipality to finance the acquisi-
tion of the industrial plant. Such a
corporation is obviously able to do its
own financing without governmental aid.
It uses the municipality as a go-between
to gain access to tax-exempt financing.
This devious route enables it to enjoy
both a rental reduction reflecting the
interest savings derived from the tax
exemption of the bonds and tax-exempt
interest income, despite the fact that its
investment in the bonds is subject only
to the risk inherent in its own business.
My bill embodies the recommendation
of the Advisory Commission on Inter-
governmental Relations, created by the
Congress in 1959, on which the gentle-
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man from North Carolina, Congressman
FOUNTAIN, the gentlewoman from New
Jersey, Congresswoman DWYER, and I
have the honor to represent this House.
The Advisory Corrrnission is composed
of members actively representing both
executive and legislative branches of all
levels of Government in our Federal sys-
tem which gives its recommendations a
balanced quality.
The Advisory Commission on Inter-
governmental Relations, in Its report on
Industrial Development Bond Financing,
has identified a variety of abuses which
require urgent attention and has out-
lined for the State;: some guidelines for
keeping industrial development bond fi-
nancing within tolerable limits. Hope-
fully the States Rill act promptly. I
know that the financial officials of a
number of States are actively at work on
this problem under -.he able leadership of
the comptroller of the State of New York,
Arthur Levitt. However, when the leas-
ing corporation Itself buys the tax-
exempt bonds, the misuse of the munici-
pal tax exemption privilege is so brazen.
that the remedy ce nnot wait for action
by numerous State 'egislatures. It is for
this reason that tl a Advisory Commis-
sion urged the Congress to act at once In
this limited area. This explicitly Is the
purpose of my bill.
The abuse of the tax exemption privi-
lege of municipal ')onds has concerned
many Members of this House for several
years, and increasingly so. The financ-
ing technique, invented just a quarter
century ago by a Southern State for the
purpose of attracts ag industry, has now
spread to nearly half of the States and
Is under consideration In several others.
If competition for industry subsidized by
the Federal Income tax exemption is al-
lowed to spread unrestrained, State and
local governments will neutralize one
another's efforts acid the public Invest-
ment, including the substantial loss of
Federal income tax revenue, will have
been largely waste3. In short, the en-
tire development is potentially self-
defeating.
Mr. Speaker, there is nothing radically
new or revolutionary in a community's
efforts to attract is usiness and industry
within its borders to provide employ-
ment and help to support local govern-
ment. When, however, it seeks to achieve
these ends at the expense of other com-
munities, and the U.S. Treasury, to the
detriment of its own fiscal stability, the
practice cannot be allowed to continue
unregulated. I ant hopeful, Mr. Speak-
er, that despite our crowded calendar my
bill will receive eaily attention.
Competition in Steel
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
F
HON. JAMES D. WEAVER
OF PENNSYLVANIA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16, 1964
Mr. WEAVER. Mr. Speaker, an edi-
torial appearing in the March 6. 1964,
edition of the Tjtssville Herald, Titus-
vine. Pa.. points out the seriousness of
the problem of "dumping" and the need
for remedial action.
The editorial is as follows:
CosPrrrrfox IN STEEL
Competition from overseas continues to
plague the U.S. steel producer. Imports of
certain kinds of steels have Increased In re-
cent years to the point where some domestic
fabrications have been completely excluded.
according to steel men, from their own local
markets.
Mills here have tried to counter this influx
in appeals to the U.S. Tariff Commission.
Under the law the Commission can raise
duties If the offended industry can prove
"dumping." This term Is applied to any
foreign producer who sells to U.S. customers
at lower prices than he charges at home.
Now a new urgency has arisen. The Com-
mon Market has raised Its duties on Imported
steels by 50 percent. The nutcracker is in
operation at both ends. It will become
harder to export Into Europe. while mills
there So on beating competition in this
country by dumping tow-cost steels.
Something, obviously. will have to give.
U.S. steel producers carry an enormously
heavy wage cost load. The industry can do
so only if Its products are marketed in crisp
fashion. Any serious slowdown could force
retrenchment.
Though raising tariff barriers has been
the traditional response to conditions like
these, mankind has come to recognize this
as the lamest response. Possibly the Ken-
nedy round of tariff negotiations will help
solve the dilemma.
Eat "Top-of-Iowa" Beefsteak
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
OF
HON. BEN F. JENSEN
of Iow&
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16,1964
Mr. JENSEN. Mr. Speaker, we are
all familiar with the old axiom "It Pays
To Advertise."
Even the "better mousetrap" theory
of the beaten path would not work unless
somebody tells the prospective consumer.
Thus. I am delighted to reveal today
through the pages of the CONGRESSIONAL
RECORD the action of the Iowa Senate
last week In passing a bipartisan concur-
rent resolution dealing with one of Iowa's
greatest products, sirloin steak.
At one time or another each of you
have eaten delicious tender Iowa beef-
steak, whether or not you realized it at
the time. Now, Iowa beef producers will
alert you to your opportunity to do so
with knowledge.
Iowa corn contains the richest nutri-
ents, and when It is fed to cattle, the
meat produced therefrom is the most
tender, the most succulent, you can hope
to find in any market or restaurant on
earth.
So. treat yourselves, ladles and gentle-
men. Insist on "top-of-Iowa" sirloin
next time you desire a tasty steak. If
your store or restaurant does not have
it by that designation yet, you may still
be buying Iowa-fed meat, only tell your
supplier you would like to have the certi-
fied article next time around.
The text of the Iowa Senate concur-
rent resolution follows:
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5
(By Hansen, Elijah, Lucken, and Griffin)
Whereas the price of beef is of concern
both nationally and locally in the United
States; and
Whereas one of the goals of lawmakers,
economists, and beef producers is to locate
new markets for the sale of beef; and
Whereas the State of Wisconsin has pro-
moted the sale of Wisconsin cheese and the
State Of Idaho has promoted the sale of
Idaho potatoes; and
Whereas, such cuts of meat as New York
cut. Now York strip, and Kansas City steaks
are known throughout the United States; and
Whereas the Iowa Beef Producers' Associa-
tion originated the Idea of naming a new
steak to promote Iowa, its great beef indus-
try, and the sale of beef; and
Whereas a Des Moines restaurant oeprator,
Lyle McNabb, originated the idea for a steak
cut from the top of the sirloin; and
Whereas the Iowa Beef Producers' Asso-
ciation conducted a contest in 1962 to name
and promote the sale of the sirloin cut; and
Whereas Iowa's newly designed steak was
presented to the public at the annual meet-
ing of the Iowa Beef Producers' Association
on April 18. 1962; and
Whereas Mrs. Richard Bogner, Fairfield,
Iowa, was awarded the prize for naming the
steak "Top of Iowa" and received 50 pounds
of "Top of Iowa" steak for submitting the
name; and
Whereas Iowa has been slow in compar-
ison to other States in promoting products
for which the State is known throughout
the world: Now. therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate (the house con-
curring), That the General Assembly of the
State of Iota recognize the Iowa Beef Pro-
ducers' Association for Its effort in promoting
the "Top of Iowa" sirloin and that each mem-
ber of the general assembly encourage and
give unlimited support to all efforts pro-
moting the sale of the "Top of Iowa" sirloin
so that "Top of Iowa" will become known
throughout the world as one of the choice
prime beef cuts and the State of Iowa will
be known as the producer of "Top of Iowa."
EXTENSION OF REMARKS
or
HON. CHARLES B. HOEVEN
OF IOWA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 16, 1964
Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. Speaker, under
leave to extend my remarks in the REC-
ORD, I Include the following editorial from
the Evening Star, Washington, D.C., in
their edition of March 12, 1964:
WHITEWASH
Those who have been trying to identify
that unpleasant odor floating around the
Senate side of the Capitol need go no fur-
ther. It's whitewash.
There is every indication that the Senate
Rules Committee, under the chairmanship
of Senator JORDAN of North Carolina, Is pre-
paring to give up the ghost in Its "investiga-
tion" of the Bobby Baker scandal. Appar-
ently the committee, or the controlling mem-
bers of the committee, have had enough.
They don't want to develop the whole truth
for the edification of the public.
The excuse offered is that there are no
other useful witnesses who might be called.
This Is nonsense.
What about Senators? What about party
girls? What about Unexplored statements
regarding campaign funds? What about Jay
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