INDICTMENT OF ORGANIZERS OF STUDENT TRIP TO CUBA

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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 3, 2005
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• Publication Date: September 22, 1964
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fir. MZTRPIY of New York. Mr.
"Speaker, I have presented Judge Edward
p, Caiazzo, a judge of the criminal-court
of the city of New York, a flag of our
country which has been flown over our
Capitol, in recognition of his patriotic
activity in that he opens `each and every
session of his court, each and every
morning,"with'the pledge of allegiance
to our flag is the only Judge in the
city who`i"does this. `He sits in four of the
five counties in the city of New York,
usually on a- 'weekly assignment in the
varied and complex parts of the criminal
court. This court Is visited by defend-
af}ts of our own country, as well as f or-
eigners of other ' countries. The judge
opens each morning session after being
introduced with the following statement:
Good ,morning ladies aric gentlemen. I
an going to+ask you to join me in the pledge
of allegiance to our flag.-' If there be any
foreigners here; or If there be anyone who
for any reason, religious or otherwise, wishes
to refrain, he or she may do so. I ask you
to join me on a voluntary basis.
He then turns to the flag making an
over-the-heart''`sa'lute: "and' .recites the
pledge of allegiance
Judge Caiazzo s ' experience is' that
there are many `citizens who do not know
'the pledge to our flag. He feels that
this small display of patriotism is in or-
der in these troubled times and that the
small effort needed to learn the pledge
and make it in public gatherings is little
to pay for our freedoms-and Individual
protection under our Constitution and
laws.
Judge Caiazzo feels-that the pledge
should-be made in' all of our courts and
schools, and on public-, occasions every,
morning or when propitious. He has in-
dicated that he, Is amazed that some
schools in the city of New York do not
use the pledge of allegiance or the "Star
Spangled Banner`.'' He -tells the story
of a woman who called him_ to say that
she had witnessed the pledge 'in court
and agreed with it, but that her son had
never learned the pledge in school. He
has indicated that many lawyers who
witness the pledge in court are very en-
thusiastic and have suggested that it be
given inevery?cour every day.
The judge has found that the pledge
of allegiance to our flag has . a sobering
effect on those assembled and'sets a seri-
ous and important tenor and atmosphere
to the proceedings, and that a somber
and weightful demeanor prevails.
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and convicting each of those students
who defied this Government and held
it in contempt by making the trip to
Cuba. .
This is a first step, and I urge the De-
partment of Justice to continue the good
work it has now started.
A CONGRESS OF ACCOM-
PLISHMENTS
(Mr. RANDALL asked and was given
permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his
remarks.)
Mr. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, we are
in the closing weeks of a Congress of
accomplishments, a "can do" Congress
that, in the words of our President, "has
enacted more major legislation, met
more national needs, and disposed of
more ? national issues than any other
session in this century or the last."
I know each Member of this body Is
as proud as I am to have been a part
of this historic 88th Congress in some of
its finest hours.
In the time allotted me today, I wish
to summarize the issues and the accom-
plishments of the 88th Congress so that
all may judge its record for themselves.
Because of the magnitude of some of the
issues we confronted and the depth of
our legislative efforts to deal with them,
I will confine my remarks to a summary
of major events of the past 2 years.
Our activity began with extensive pro-
posals by President Kennedy in all areas
of domestic policy. In his state of the
Union message the President called for
a tax cut, an investment in the youth of
our Nation, preservation of natural re-
sources, and improvement of the Nation's
health facilities. In special messages to
Congress he called for a civil rights bill,
a test ban treaty, an education program,
farm legislation, improved health care,
and training for youth.
As was typical of the late President,
his messages contained a broad vision of
how to achieve the good society. And as
is typical of the Congress we promptly
sent his proposals to committee for care-,
ful and seemingly endless scrutiny from
every angle. In fact, at the time of the
President's dreadful assassination, we
were still a "let us begin" Congress and
most of the major Kennedy proposals
were still being examined in committee.
We were even called by some-a "stop,
look and listen" Congress.
The unfortunate and untimely death
of John Kennedy seemed to act as a
catalyst on the Congress. After the
shock of the first few weeks we ? began
to take'to heart his articulate analysis
of the needs of American society. It
was as if each Member on both sides of
the aisle had committed himself to take
personal responsibility for enacting some
version of the Kennedy program. Criti-
cal judgment was in no way suspended,
yet under the guidance and leadership
of Lyndon Johnson, we began to act with
a deliberate speed unmatched in my 6
years as Congressman. In the space
of a single year we have passed monu-
mental legislation in the fields of educa-
tion, conservation, and tax policy.
INDICTMENT OF ORGANIZERS OF
STUDENT TRIP TO CTJ]3A
(Mr. ROGERS of Florida asked and
was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute and to revise and ex-
tend his remarks.)
Mr. ROGERS of Florida. Mr. Speak-
er, I believe this House will be interested
to know that word has just been received
that a grand jury in Brooklyn"MV.,- has
just indicted nine organizers of the re-
cent student trip to Cuba. The House
should applaud this action, as I am sure
it does.
I hope this is only the first step to the
conviction of these organizers, and that
it will further set the pace for indicting
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THE "EDUCATION" CONGRESS
Without progress in education, there.
will be no progress in society. A free
nation can rise no higher than the stand-
ards of excellence set in its schools and
colleges. Yet the demand for qualified
teachers, adequate school facilities, and
proper finances so outweighs their ac-
tual supply that the United States suffers
from an education gap at all levels of in-
struction. And the gap is growing
larger.
John F. Kennedy sent Congress a spe-
cial message on education in late Janu-
ary 1963, requesting us to "keep an eye
on the whole system" of education so
that all Americans might "develop their
talents to the utmost." The 88th Con-
gress responded so emphatically to his
request that President Johnson and
others named us the "education Con-
gress." Here are a few projected results
of education legislation passed by this
Congress:
COLLEGE EDUCATION
The College Facilities Construction
Act, called the brick and mortar act,
encourages construction of college class-
rooms, new junior colleges, and new
graduate schools to accommodate 7 mil-
lion young people entering colleges in the
next 7 years. Amendments to the Na-
tional Defense Education Act will extend
a program of loans for college educa-
tion to between 70,000 and 90,000 new
students; 600,000 students have already
received loans under this act.
- VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
One year's loss of income due to un-
employment is greater than the cost of a
12-year high school education. None-
theless, during this decade 20 million
young people must enter a job market in
which less than 5 percent of industrial
jobs are classified as "unskilled."
This Congress passed three bills-in-
eluding key sections of the poverty bill-
to improve work-study and work-train-
ing programs of vocational education.
For the first time the Federal Govern-
ment will cooperate with the States to
finance experimental programs of voca-
tional education and construction of new
vocational education facilities.
The Fourth Missouri District received
$118,886 in assistance under the Man-
power Development and Training Act for
training 170 persons in 1963-64.
IMPACTED AREAS
This Congress extended Public Laws
815 and 874, granting money for con-
struction and operation of schools im-
pacted by influxes of children of Federal
employees and military personnel.
During fiscal years 1963 and 1964 our
Congressional District received an esti-
mated $3,542,454 for operation and $80,-
664 for construction of school systems
impacted by the Whiteman missile com-
plex. The operating grants were more
than half the total Federal expenditure
for this purpose in Missouri and greater
than the total combined expenditure in
the States of Minnesota, Vermont, West
Virginia, and Delaware.
MEDICINE AND MENTAL HEALTH
Public Law 88-164 encourages con-
struction of community mental health
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centers and mental retardation facilities There are no "handouts" in this pro- ready have public accommodations laws.
as well as education for teachers of re- gram. It rather creates opportunities Such local laws take precedence over the
tarded children. Public law 88-129 for self-help. Federal law.
establishes a loan fund for students of Accelerated public works legislation Seven out of the ten Members making
medicine, dentistry, and podiatry as well designed to reduce unemployment and up the Missouri delegation supported the
as matching grants for construction of to stimulate the national economy has bill on a bipartisan basis.
new facilities to train physicians, phar- had positive byproducts in our Fourth
macists, podiatrists, nurses, and public Co District NATIONAL of every ngressional health personnel. 1963 and 1964. More thaduring n 400 000 has About 60 percent of every tax dollar
IJBRARY SERVICES been authorized for expenditures in is spent for purposes of national defense.
Education should not stop in the class- Archie, Bates City, Corder, Garden City, authorized przed years and nd5 onst Congress
eroom-it should be fostered for all a citi- Higginsville, Lexington, Odessa, Pe- tion aur of ize planesProcurement missiles, and
life. This year Congress authorized culiar, Waverly, and Wellington for sew- planes, mes, ships, and ma-
$20 million in matching grants to the ers, sewerage systems, and water faclli- teriel in the amounts of $15.3 and $16.9
States for public library construction, ties. billion, respectively. We also extended
and $25 million for development of other HELP FOR SMALL BUSINESS the draft until June 30, 1967, to keep our
library services. This Congress has wisely rejected the Armed Forces at peak efficiency and gave
TAX REDUCTION philosophy that "marginal," or small service all servicemen
to o their with at
country a a least raise 2 in years of
businesses have no place in the Nation's se in pay.
The United States is now undergoing These figures do not really tell the
the longest period of economic expan- economy. A business community limited story of the improvements in our defense
sion and the greatest material prosperity to giant corporations with multimillion- during the past 31/2 years. Under the
in Its history. Economists attribute this dollar financing is to be feared just as administration of Secretary McNamara
phenomenal progress to measures such much as a "superstate" of big govern- the Department of Defense has adapted
as the recent tax cut which put $111/2 ment. To assure and advance the posi- our Armed Forces to the nuclear age by
billion back in the pockets of American tion of small business in our economy, "hardening" our nuclear forces against
families and American enterprise. Pri- the 88th Congress broadened the dis- surprise attack and "beefing up" our
vate initiative can put these dollars to aster loan authority of the Small Busi- combat-ready ground forces. Since 1961
work creating jobs, creating opportu- ness Administration and raised the we have witnessed a 15-percent Increase
nity, and creating proper effectiveness in amount the Small Business Administea- in nuclear warheads, a 200-percent meg-
competition with the world. tion may invest in the debentures of the atonnage increase, an 800-percent in-
All Federal career employees-both Small Business Investment Corporation, crease In counterinsurgency forces, a
civilian -and military-received an in- and the amount the latter may invest 45-percent increase in Army divisions,
crease in personal income this session of In any one firm. and a 50-percent increase in expendi-
Congress. Although these bills were HOUSING ACTS tures for research and development.
passed primarily to bring the wage scale The Housing Act of 1964 authorized Just in the last week the President has
of these people in line with that for com- $1.2 billion for urban renewal, for 45,000 announced completion of an over-the-
parable jobs in private life, the measure new public housing units, for loans for horizon radar apparatus enabling us to
will have favorable side effects in stimu- housing for the elderly, for farm hous- detect rocket launchings almost instan-
lating the economy. I opposed the ing, and for other programs. This was taneously, and a missile system that can
addition of large Increases in pay for supplemented by extensions of a rental knock down satellites orbiting the earth.
Members of Congress as being excessive housing program for the elderly in rural Yet, by planningmilitary expenditures
and out of proportion in relation toother areas and by a program of constructing in 5-year cycles, by avoiding unnecessary
increases. I also opposed raises for high 19,800 housing units on military bases, duplication in equipment, and by using
ranking officials of the executive branch
CXVII, RIGHTS
The civil rights law Passed by a large
bipartisan majority in both the House
and the Senate and was signed int
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on July 2. It relates to first, voting old methods of procurement.
Because full employment is an im- rights; second
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portant element of real prosperity, this cilitles such as playgrounds; third, equal As a memberof the House Space Com-
Congress has initiated a special commis- employment opportunities; fourth, pub- mittee, I have personally participated in
sion to investigate the problems of auto- lic accommodations; fifth, extension of the authorization and expenditure of
mation, technology, and economic prog- the Civil Rights Commission: sixth, nearly $10.5 billion by the National Aero-
ress. We also beefed up vocational withholding of Federal grants to State- nautics and Space Administration dur-
training programs to help the unem- administered projects directly fostering Ing fiscal years 1964 and 1965. In the
ployed learn the new skills of rapidly discrimination; and seventh, creation of course of my activities as a committee
modernizing industries, a Community Relations Service to arbi- member I helped bring NASA spending
POVERTY PROGRAM trate and conciliate differences at the into proper proportion and participated
Early in his administration President conference table. The law does not in an investigation of possible military
Johnson pledged himself to an unquali- change the prevailing conditions in any uses for Comsat. The spectacular suc-
fled war on poverty in the United States way in a total of 31 States. cesses of Ranger VII and the Nimbus II
and urged immediate action on several With respect to housing, nothing in the weather satellite have dramatically dem-
antipoverty bills. We discuss many of bill permits the Government to tell any onstrated the importance and the utility
these bills in other portions of our re- home or apartment owner to whom he of our man-in-space programs.
marks, but here it is important to men- must rent, sell, or otherwise use his real Missouri is now No. 2 in Government
tion the Economic Opportunity Act of estate. contract expenditures for space and No.
1964, the core measure of the antipoverty In the area of equal employment op- 3 in contract expenditures for defense.
program. That bill creates an Office of portunity the bill does not require any A portion of this money is spent in the
Economic Opportunity to administer a employer to hire, or a union to accept metropolitan Kansas City area.
Job Corps of urban and rural youth, any quota of members from any particu-
work-training and work-study programs, lar minority group.
and to encourage locally coordinated The public accommodations section
action programs to reduce poverty, applies mainly to those establishments
Through the Randall amendment I suc- catering to interstate commerce. These
cessfully added a provision to the bill places will be expected to serve all who
further insuring that rural impoverished are behaved and able to pay. A majority
areas would receive aid proportionate to of our States and many of our larger
that given urban impoverished areas, cities, including Kansas City, Mo., al-
AUTOMOBILE SAFETY
Two bills will help reduce the appal-
ling death and injury rate from auto-
mobile collisions. The first requires that
seat belts shipped in interstate commerce
meet certain minimum safety standards.
The second provides that the Admin-
istrator of General Services, the purchas-
ing agent for the Federal Government,
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