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April 11, 1967
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loss and would remind them, in the words so beautifully translated from the San- skrit by Sir Edwin Arnold: Never the spirit was born; the spirit shall cease to be never; Never was time it was not; End and Begin- ning are dreams) airthless and deathless and changeless re- maineth the spirit for ever; Death bath not touched it at all, dead though the house of it seems. Nay, but as one who layeth Ills worn-out robes away And taking new ones, sayeth "These will I wear today l" So putteth by the spirit Lightly its robe of flesh, And passeth to inherit A residence afresh. THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (Mr. GUDE (at the request of Mr. WILLIAMS of Pennsylvania) was grant- ed permission to extend his remarks at this point in the RECORD and to include extraneous matter.) Mr. GUDE. Mr. Speaker, while much of the news these days concerns Viet- nam and foreign affairs, we dare not turn away from the other contemporary di- lemma,-our metropolitan problems. The Members of this body are all too aware of the challenges and potential damage posed by such urban enemies as crime, pollution of our air and water, traffic, parking, and an array of other problems which are both disturbing and distressing. In the great metropolitan areas of this Nation, one of the generally significant political developments of this century is unfolding, carrying with it hope for the present and promise for the future. I refer, Mr. Speaker, to the growing con- viction among the elected officials of our local governments, a conviction winning support in our State legislatures and the Congress, that the only effective ap- proach to the curing of our metropolitan ills lies in the regional councils of governments. Since the passage of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, which Included a section making such organi- zations eligible for Federal urban plan- ning assistance, elected officials of local governments in more than 50 metropoli- that this approach is the only real an- John Chamberlain.llcnr Ito,-'i't?J.+r. e swer to achieving both the local coopera- Kilpatrick. Rum 11 Ritk. Vice.*r ttsF 'I tion and the local control which are at and a host of other estnhlishrn wrfi:a. the same time essential and desirable if Newsworthy items to liumaii l_vont. III- we are to mount a meaningful attack elude the warnings of J. lduar lkKoter against these enemies of life in our met- on the Communist Party, U.S.A, end ropolitan areas in the 1960's. Communist front groups, coiit.rcasionai Indisputable evidence of this was connittee hearings, and reports on a tiplicity of issues bearing on the in- found in Washington last week when 500 mu elected and appointed officials from our local and State governments across the Nation convened for 3 days of delibera- tions. This representative gathering clearly expressed the overwhelming en dorsement of the council-of -govern- ments approach. The meeting produced specific steps to organize these councils effectively and to assure the intergovern- mental cooperation which they are de- signed to achieve. It is a source of pride to me, Mr. Speaker, and to other citizens of my district that our own local elected offi- cials have pioneered this approach through their organization, the Metro- politan Washington Council of Govern- ments. This organization is currently observing its 10th anniversary. It is a tribute to the vision and efforts of these officials that the Washington Council is recognized across the Nation as the most productive organization of this type. It is a tribute, too, to such capable leaders as Arohilles M, Tuchtan, the council of government's chairman of the board. As a State legislator for the years that this organization has been active and as a Member of the Congress as it embarks on its second decade of service, I am happy to join in the salute to the Metro- politan Washington Council of Govern- ments. Beyond that, Mr. Speaker, I am grateful for this opportunity to point out to the Congress that its recent man- dates in the field of Intergovernmental cooperation are producing fresh and hopeful innovations, such as regional councils of governments, which are capa- ble of producing powerful weapons in our war against these urban enemies of crime, transportation, and pollution. With these new weapons, we draw re- ?newed conviction that we can yet reach that day envisioned by Theodore Roose- velt 60 years ago when he said: This Nation will not be a really good place for any of us to live in if it is" not a really good place for all of us to live in. ter sts of the United States and legisla- l tion on both foreign and domestic topics which effect individual and international rights and responsibilities. Our firm policy in Vietnam, with some reserva- tions as to implementation, finds support within its pages. In direct contrast are some of the targets of Ramparts anti-U.S. tirades. Director Hoover and the FBI, along with the congressional investigative com- mittees, are fair game. Of prime im- portance are the deaths caused in South Vietnam because of the U.S. forces there, with hardly a word about the wholesale slaughter of South Vietnamese civilians which is a traditional feature of Com- munist policy al_d operations. Realistic concern over the worldwide threat of communism is "paranoia" to Ramparts. Differences in policies and methods are to be expected in these troublous times. However, in an era when totalitarianism coverts the lives of free men everywhere, the best Interests of the United States in defense of its security and survival is a fair criterion on which to base such policies and methods. In this light, the following article on Ramparts by M. M. Morton, which is the pen name of an expert on internal secu- rity affairs, should be judged. I include the article, "The Inside Story of Ram- parts Magazine," from the April 8, 1967, issue of Human Events in the RECORD at this point: THE INSIDE STORY OP RAMPARTS MAGAZINE (By M. M. Morton) Just moments away from San Francisco's bustling Barbary Coast of old and the busty topless waitresses of today are the offices of Ramparts magazine, a slick-paper sensation- monger that has unique sources of news,-a seemingly unceasing flow of funds and an impact on today's political world that makes even the President and Congress take notice. Though its positions parallel the Com- munist line on Viet Nam, the FBI, the - - - - vvawwE,Y ao vwo..u .,.. ~.... ........ ?_.. .,____ ...w...... .... _--- r_---- -- ---- ----- - - councils are composed of the elected o#- to include extraneous matter.) troversy just over a year ago when it ran the story of Master Sergeant Donald Duncan, r th k K M S n , pea e e . r. ts them- Mr: ASHBROO ficials of the local governme selves. Together, through their council April 8, 1967, issue of Human Events, the a decorated Viet Nqm hero who denounced America's role in that far-off Asian land. )ems that confront every metropolitan to public attention recently the CIA- Its most stunning triumph to date, of area of this Nation in this generation. NASA affair. Human Events makes no course, has been ,the amazing story of how Individually, these elected officials- claim to impartiality, for "it looks at the Central Intelligence Agency, through an intricate maze of foundations, secretly . .. .,_ _ t are i tion a# regional problems without sacra- terprise, and Industrial freedom." in view of NASA's radical positions, Ram- eponsibility. regularly carries the offerings of such tivities of the CIA, whose anti-Communist Sanitized -.Approved For Release : CIA-RDP75-00149R000100170011-4