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CONGRESSIONAL RECORD HOUSE H 14375
offensive and defensive missile systems, but
have refused to set a date. The conviction in
official quarters is that they are deliberately
leaving the door open.
MACHINERY LACK SUSPECTED
Experts believe that the Soviet hierarchy is
neither politically nor technically equipped
to make a quick decision. The military and
Communist party leadership is to tightly
fitted into separate compartments to take the
broad sophisticated approach of the Mc-
Namara "whiz kids" to arms control in the
nuclear age.
But the prediction here is that once the
50th anniversary celebrations of the Bol-
shevik revolution are over in November, the
Russians will make their move on the ABM's.
And the McNamara strategy is to make it as
easy as possible for them by avoiding initial
and unnecessary embarrassments about de-
mands for on-site inspection and a sweeping
arms control pact with the United States.
"It is an act of political courage these days
for the Russians even to sit down and talk
with us," said one American official, "given
their formal attitude toward the Vietnam
war and the charges their rebellious Chinese
cousins hurl at them."
The first public tip-off to the new Amer-
ican approach came in a little-noted passage
of a speech three weeks ago by Paul C. Warn-
ke, assistant secretary of defense, head of the
powerful office of International Security Af-
fairs in the Pentagon.
The bulk of the speech explained how Mc-
Namara's decision to build the so-called
"thin" ABM system was directed against the
Chinese, not the Russians. .
But at the end Warnke turned to the hope
that "by parallel actions, or by formal agree-
ment" the Soviet Union and the United
States can limit their strategic offensive and
defensive forces.
"Moreover," he continued, should talks
with the Russians occur, "we hope to avoid
bogging down in the perennially difficult
issue of international inspection.
"In considering any possible agreement
with the Soviet Union to level off or reduce
strategic offensive and defensive systems, or
even the possibility for parallel action on the
part of the two countries, we may have to
depend on our own unilateral capability for
verification."
POLICY SHIFT CONFIRMED
American officials confirm that these pas-
sages mark a departure from traditional pol-
icy on the need for inspecting arms agree-
ments.
President HUBERT H. HUMPHREY'S calling
our Nation's costly commitment to South
Vietnam, and I quote him, "a great ad-
venture." In today's edition of the Wash-
ington Daily News, November 1, 1967, I
would like to bring to the attention of all
Members an editorial entitled "H. H. H.'s
'Great Adventure.'"
The editorial reaction of this news-
paper expresses generally the sentiments
I hold for the Vice President's comments..
The editorial follows:
H. H. H.'S "GREAT ADVENTURE"
Without a doubt, Vice President Humphrey
is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, cour-
teous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave,
clean and reverent. The trouble is he talks
much too much, and too often he gives the
impression his rapidly moving tongue is not
connected to his most sensible awareness.
Last year, in the midst of a long, hot
summer, the Vice President declared he
might "lead a mighty good revolt" if he lived
in a slum-an expression of sympathy that
also resembled a sanction for violence. He
spent a lot of time explaining that one.
Then the voluble VP told us about bring-
ing the Great Society to all Asia-while we
have our hands full in Vietnam and must
cut back domestic programs as a result. Next,
H.H.H. called for a "Marshall Plan" to rebuild
American cities-a vision that evaporated in-
stantly under the glare of a President who
contemplated no such program, and had no
money for it.
Now, our Vice President, at his most ex-
travagant, phrase-making, evangelic worst,
has told us what Vietnam is all about, ac-
cording to reports from Saigon, where he
headed the U.S. inaugural delegation:
"This is our great adventure," he told
American Embassy staff members, "and a
wonderful one it is."
The Vice President is 100 per cent wrong.
The war in Vietnam is a bloody, awful duty.
It is costing greatly in lives and treasure.
There is no glory in it at all.
Doubtless a repair crew went to work on
a "clarifying" statement correcting the "mis-
interpretation" of Mr. Humphrey's remark,
following the usual pattern.
(Mr. GURNEY (at the request of Mr.
BusH) was granted permission to extend
his remarks at this point in the RECORD
and to include extraneous matter.)
CMr. GURNEY'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
They explain that in the case of the ABMs
it is quite possible for the United States-
and presumably also the Soviet Union-to
tell from aerial reconnaissance when a site
has been bulldozed over. According to these
sources, it is virtually impossible for either
side to fool the other.
These officials hastily add that relaxation
of the demand for on-site policing of any
ABM agreement does not carry over to other
disarmament measures. Warnke himself said
that "far-reaching agreements, particularly
any involving substantial reductions" of of-
fensive missiles, would require agreed inter-
national inspection.
But the overwhelming consensus here is
that such agreements lie too far in the fu-
ture to deserve detailed study. The more im-
portant aim is to get talks going on the most
limited steps possible.
"GREAT ADVENTURE"-H. H. H.
(Mr. HARVEY (at the request of Mr.
BUSH) was granted permission to extend
his remarks at this point in the RECORD
and to include extraneous matter.)
Mr. HARVEY. Mr. Speaker, I spoke
yesterday of the news report on Vice
(Mr. GURNEY (at the request of Mr.
BUSH) was granted permission to extend
his remarks at this point in the RECORD
and to include extraneous matter.)
[Mr.. GURNEY'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
DEDICATION OF ASTRONOMY LAB-
ORATORY IN CHILE
(Mr. FULTON of Pennsylvania (at the
request of Mr. BUSH) was granted per-
mission to extend his remarks at this
point in the RECORD and to include
extraneous matter.)
Mr. FULTON of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Speaker, as the ranking Republican on
the Science and Astronautics Committee,
I am pleased that a member of the com-
mittee from this side of the aisle has
been able to accept the invitation of the
Association of Universities for Research
in Astronomy to participate in the dedi-
cation program of a scientific complex
associated with the University of Chile
on November 6-7, 1967.
The member from this side of the aisle
is the Honorable JERRY L. PETTIS, a for-
mer university vice president and pro-
fessor who is uniquely qualified for this
assignment of assessing and evaluating
cooperative U.S. efforts in this South
American country in the field of scientific
investigation.
It is my understanding that the chair-
man of the committee, the Honorable
GEORGE P. MILLER, together with the
Honorable OLIN E. TEAGUE and Mr.
PETTIS will form the congressional in-
spection team and will leave for South
America tomorrow. I am sure that the
House wishes them well on this mission
which will, additionally, be highly useful
as one of good will to the entire Latin
American complex. I am pleased to note
that other Government and university
officials will also accompany the group,
including those representing the Na-
tional Science Foundation which is re-
sponsible for the development of this
unique observatory.
Mr. Speaker, we sometimes lose sight
.of the tremendous value that is to be
gained from a better and more complete
understanding of the world in which we
live, its origin, its structure, and its
functioning. The astronomy laboratory
being dedicated at Cerro Tololo, Chile,
should be one of the most productive
scientific laboratories of its kind in
existence. Standing in a superb location
from a standpoint of observation, it will
permit us for the first time to acquire a
highly accurate picture of the cosmos as
it exists and can be observed only from
the Southern Hemisphere. In addition,
we should never underestimate the value
of improving relations throughout the
New World. I am sure that this occasion
will contribute immeasurably to that
end.
Mr. Speaker, we will do well to recog-
nize the many problems that exist in
both North and South America and
which might come nearer to a solution
through a closer association of the
academic communities of all countries.
It is my strong belief that the mission
on which members of the Science Com-
mittee will be embarking will contribute
to that end.
FLOOD INSURANCE
(Mr. MILLER of Ohio (at the request
of Mr. BUSH) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
Mr. MILLER of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I
stand to support the proposed flood in-
surance bill. As a lifelong resident of an
area of Ohio that is plagued with sea-
sonal flooding from both big rivers and
small streams, I have witnessed the suf-
fering and economic loss to families to
whom flood insurance protection was un-
obtainable.
The proposed bill will make flood in-
surance available at reasonable Cost to
those who wish to insure themselves
against this natural hazard, and I
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Aft 14376 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD - HOUSE November,
strongly urge its passage for the benefit
of citizens throughout the United States.
(Mr. NEDZI asked and was given per-
mission to extend his remarks at this
point in the RECORD and to include ex-
traneous matter.)
[Mr. NEDZI'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
OPERATION GRATITUDE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a
previous order of the House, the gentle-
man from New York [Mr. HALPERN] is
recognized for 10 minutes.
Mr. HALPERN. Mr. Speaker, as our
Nation becomes more divided over the
purposes and methods of the war in Viet-
nam, we must not allow ourselves to for-
get that the young Americans in Vietnam
are there in our behalf, performing a duty
for all of us.
Our gratitude to them is outside the
realm of hawks and doves. They deserve
the thanks of those who would escalate,
those who would mark time, and those
who would pull out altogether.
That is why I was deeply gratified to
learn that the Freedoms Foundation at
Valley Forge has nominated the National
Committee for Responsible Patriotism for
the Thomas Jefferson Award for 1961. To
quote the foundations' announcement,
the Thomas Jefferson Award covers:
Projects carried on by non-profit organiza-
tions-religious, fraternal, patriotic, veterans
or other formally-organized groups-which
illustrate effectively the application of one or
more facets of the Credo to current problems
of our nation, and which have an impact on a
large segment of the population other than
their own membership.
The National Committee for Respon-
sible Patriotism is the group which had
such astounding success in organizing the
beginning of Operation Gratitude on the
weekend of October 21 and 22.
But, the headlights we saw on auto-
mobiles, trucks, and buses and even on
police cars that weekend, were part of
only one facet of the project. It is a con-
tinuing operation, and its purpose is out-
lined in a flyer distributed early in Oc-
tober by the committee. Its purpose was
outlined in this way:
OPERATION GRATITUDE
Thousands of servicemen will return home
from Vietnam, some to your area, just be-
fore and during the weekend of October 21-
22. We are urging that every city organize a
reception committee to greet at least one-
as a symbolic gesture of gratitude to all of
the men and women serving our nation so
gallantly. All major organizations should be
represented at the homecoming ceremony,
along with public figures, etc.
Operation Gratitude will help the morale
of the men fighting in Vietnam both when
they get the news from the mass communi-
cations media and, later, through letters
from their comrades who were personally
involved. It will make it clear to them-and
to the world-that we love and honor the
men and women who wear the uniform of
the United States.
The National Committee For Responsible
Patriotism was formed by those who orga-
nized the Support Our Men in Vietnam Par-
ade in New York City, last May-the longest
parade in 20 years. Our efforts are non-parti-
san and non-political. We take no stand on
Administration policies, and do not dispute
the right to.responsible dissent; Peace is -not
the issue-all sane men are for. peace.
Our Committee is only acting in an ad-
visory and coordinating role. We cannot spon-
sor-we can only help, when asked. Local
committees are completely autonomous, led
by representatives from well-established,
non-controversial organizations-veterans,
fraternal, labor, etc.
(Mrs. MINK (at the request of Mr.
HALEY) was granted permission to ex-
tend her remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneous mat-
ter.)
[Mrs. MINK'S remarks will appear
hereafter in the Appendix.]
MISSILE ELECTRONIC WARFARE
TECHNICAL MEETING
(Mr. MORRIS of New Mexico (at the
request of Mr. HALEY) was granted per-
mission to extend his remarks at this
point in the RECORD and to include ex-
treanous matter.)
Mr. MORRIS of New Mexico. Mr.
Speaker, I wish to commend the Hon-
orable JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, U.S. Senator
from New Mexico, for his fine presenta-
tion today to the missile electronic war-
fare technical meeting at the White
Sands Missile -Range. In his remarks,
Senator MONTOYA brought forth the im-
portance of missile electronic warfare to
the national security and pointed to the
vulnerability of our defense system be-
cause of the sporadic development of
electronic warfare in this country. Elec-
tronic warfare has become a sophisti-
cated science that is incorporated in the
design and tactical deployment of every
weapon system that must penetrate a
complex enemy electronic defense en-
vironment. The Senator stated, and I
quote:
The technological ability to penetrate suc-
cessfully, and to deliver undamaged strategic
weapons of even limited force is now far
more important than a mere head count oi'
available delivery vehicles, warheads, throw-
weight or comparisons of megaton yields. The
technological ability to totally deter a mis-
sile force from weapons delivery during a
few crucial hours may no longer be depend-
ent upon the size or potential yield of that
force.
This country may have so many hun-
dreds of overkill potential in our missile
systems, but unless we can effectively use
this potential we are and will remain
vulnerable.
I join Senator MONTOYA in urging you
and the Members of the Senate to sup-
port a comprehensive, long-range elec-
tronic warfare research and develop-
ment program and to recognize the great
value of the work done by the Army's
Electronics Command at Fort Mon-
mouth, N.J., and at White Sands Missile
Range in New Mexico.
MEDICAL CONSULTATION SERV-
ICE-PROJECT E.[EADSTART
(Mr. ANNUNZIO (at the request of
Mr. HALEY) was granted permission to
extend his remarks at this point in the
RECORD and to include extraneousmat-
ter.)
Mr. ANNUNZIO. Mr. Speaker, the
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Headstart program has demonstrated
that good health is a vitally important
factor in setting children of the poor off
on the road to opportunity. The crucial
role which health plays in assuring a
"headstart" for these children was re-
cently symbolized by the formation of a
"new alliance between the 10,000-mem-
ber American Academy of Pediatrics and
the Office of Economic Opportunity."
This important "new alliance" is de-
scribed in an article by Betsy Bliss, en-
titled "Pediatricians Join Effort To Aid
Poor," which appeared in the Miss Daily News on October 25. As Miss Bliss
says, this "is the largest cooperative ef-
fort ever undertaken by the Federal Gov-
ernment and a voluntary professional
organization."
Mr. Speaker, this joint effort will be
known as Medical Consultation Service,
Project Headstart. It "will enlist pri-
vate physicians on a part-time basis to
improve effectiveness of existing Head-
start medical programs and to bring in
the physicians' knowledge of additional
financial and medical resources."
This seems to me to be exactly the
type of innovative and imaginative co-
operation in the fight against poverty
which makes the Office of Economic Op-
portunity so indispensable, and certainly
serves to emphasize the comprehensive
nature of Headstart, which some people
unfortunately and inaccurately tend to
identify as an educational program only.
Mr. Speaker, I want to take this op-
portunity to commend Sargent Shriver,
Director of the Office of Economic Op-
portunity, for his very able and dedi-
cated leadership of OEO programs.
Miss Bliss' Informative article fol-
lows:
PEDIATRICIANS JOIN EFFORT To AID POOR
(By Betsy Bliss)
WASHINGTON.-Add 300 outstanding pedia-
tricians to 700,000 Head Start youngsters-at
50 cents per child-and get better health
care for the nation's poor children.
That's the goal of Dr. Robert S. Mendel-
sohn, one of Chicago's best-known pedia-
tricians.
Dr. Mendelsohn Tuesday was named medi-
cal director of a new alliance between the
10,000-member American Academy of Pediat-
rics and the Office of Economic Opportunity.
It is the largest co-operative effort ever un-
dertaken by the federal government and a
voluntary professional organization.
The partnership and Dr. Mendelsohn's ap-
pointment were announced during the an-
nual meeting of the AAP at the Washington
Hilton Hotel.
Called medical Consultation Service Proj-
ect Head Start, the program will enlist pri-
vate physicians on a part-time basis to im-
prove effectiveness of existing Head Start
medical programs and to bring in the physi-
cians' knowledge of additional financial and
medical resources.
The project involves a $361,000 contract
between the OEO and AAP-or about 50 cents
per child. "Considering the consultants'
many outside contacts, we expect to be
getting a lot of our money," an OEO spokes-
man said.
The consultants will be paid $100 a day, the
standard government consulting fee. But
they will work only about 21/2 days a year
per project. Each will be assigned to assist
three or four Head Start programs.
The outside pediatricians will have no au-
thority over present Head Start medical di-
rectors. Instead, "we'll be a kind of medical
ombudsman, advocating the child's best in-
terests," Dr. Mendelsohn said.
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