A Greenstreet News Co. Publication For The Record | izi| Congress Votes is issued every week that Congress is in session.’ -24 It covers all votes of record and reports the position taken on |: if each measure by the elected official whose name appears F below, ! Daniel J. Flood 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania No. 12 93rd Congress April 19,1973 LH RS ACH SN ha’ sr & wh NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Congress will be in Easter recess during the coming week. remAccordingly the next issue of CONGRESS VOTES will be dated May 3rd. 3 On Monday the House was in session almost 8 hours while members debated an extension to legislation authorizing WAGE and PRICE CONTROLS. H. Res. 357 makes in order a motion to debate H.R. 6168 which rolls prices back to January 10. The rule (H. Res. 357) also makes in order an amendment which would substitute March 16 for the earlier rollback date. On the motion to order the previous question (vote on H. Res. 357): Yeas 147. Nays 258. Previous question not ordered, Apr. 16. = Mr. Flood voted yea. & A SR RTE SAAN By voice vote, the House then agreed to an amendment to H. Res. 357 which deletes the provision providing for consideration of the March 16 rollback date. In its place, the rule permits the WIDNALL amendment to be offered to H.R. 6168. This amend- ment ‘extends for 1 year the President’s authority to impose wage and price controls. Before the final vote on the Widnall proposal, there were record votes on six other amendments: ate NC EE I TI RS RI ERAN EET ETE PL The REUSS amendment imposes a ceiling on prices at levels no higher than those on April 16. Ayes 139. Noes 263. Rejected. Mr. Flood voted aye. ; The ST GERMAIN amendment prohibits wage contract roll- 5 "backs unless there has been opportunity for a hearing. Ayes 271. # Noes 132. Agreed to. 2 Mr. Flood voted aye. The Gj BZALEZ amendment extends the President's wage and price’authority for 60 days only and directs him to prepare a price stabilization program for submission to Congress. Ayes a 151. Noes 253. Rejected. Mr. Flood voted aye. 4 i The PEPPER amendment authorizes a rent rollback to levels wil :“’of January 10 and limits future increases. Ayes 173. Noes 225. it “* "Rejected. Mr. Flood voted aye. f 5 The ABZUG amendment freezes rents at the levels of January ji? 10 and sharply limits future rent hikes. Ayes 147. Noes 250. Mr. Flood voted aye. The PEYSER amendment sets a food price ceiling at levels of "March 16 and a rent ceiling at January 10 levels. Ayes 101. Noes 303. Rejected. Mr. Flood voted aye. At the conclusion of debate, a motion to recommit (kill) H.R. ~_ 6168 (the Widnall bill) was offered: Yeas 164. Nays 243. Motion ot rejected id Mr. Flood voted yea. f Whether to pass H.R. 6168. Yeas 293. Nays 114. Passed, Apr. v.16. Mr. Flood voted yea. On Tuesday the House began consideration of H.R. 6691 which _ appropriates $550 million for the operation of the .. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH during fiscal 1974. On the Roybal a amendment which deletes $58 million for extension of the WEST |; FRONT of the CAPITOL: Ayes 189. Noes 195. Rejected, Apr. 17. Mr. Flood voted no. Before H.R. 6691 was passed by voice vote, there was a record vote on a (Y§fion to recommit to committee with instructions to report the Bill back without the WEST FRONT funds. Yeas 185. Nays 215. Rejected, Apr. 18. Mr. Flood voted nay. H. Res. 360 makes in order a motion to debate funding the EMERGENCY EMPLOYMENT Act for 2 additional years. On the motion to order the previous question on H. Res. 360: Yeas ~ 193. Nays 209. Question not ordered. Mr. Flood voted yea. -. The Latta amendment to H. Res. 360 makes in order the of- fering of the ESCH substitute bill during debate on the Emer- “gency Employment Act. On the motion to order the previous .r.question: Yeas 157. Nays 245. Not ordered. Mr. Flood voted nay. On a motion to table H. Res. 360: Yeas 183. Nays 173. Agreed do. Mr. Flood voted nay. sat Whether to concur in S. 50 which is the House-Senate com- promise version of the COMPREHENSIVE OLDER AMERI- .-ANS SERS Act. Yeas 348. Nays 0. Concurred in, Apr. 18. cai Mr. Flood voted yea. i. The FEDERAL HIGHWAY Act of 1973 (S. 502) authorizes the spending of $225 billion on road construction and highway safety during the next 3 years, mostly financed from the High- way Trust Fund. The bill also provides authority for Federal grants for capital investment in mass transit facilities, financed from the general revenues. Before being passed by voice vote, there were two record votes on proposed amendments. The ANDERSON (Calif) amendment permits the use of urban ‘highway funds from the Highway Trust Fund for mass transit projects. Ayes 190. Noes 215. Amendment rejected, Apr. 19. Mr. Flood voted no. The HANLEY amendment deletes a provision of S. 502 which 3 earmarks $188 million of urban highway funds annually for ie cities with more than 400,000 people. Yeas 292. Nays 93. Amend- fo ment agreed to, Apr. 19. Mr. Flood voted yea. by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON--The con- sumer of meat and poultry is confronted with rising cont- rising prices. In recent years, Congress, scientists and regul- atory agencies have sounded public alarm over intolerable residues of filth, DES, PCB, pesticides, antibiotics, coloring additives and other harmful matter to human health. Some action has been taken on some of these contaminants but more are being ‘‘discovered’ every year. The latest food peril is the detected presence of hexachlor- obenzene (HCB) in the domestic meat and poultry supply of the country during the last six months of 1972. In a confidential memorandum dated February 26, 1973, John E. Spaulding of the U.S. Department of Agricul- ture’s Meat and Poultry Inspec- tion Program, recommended to his superior. T.R.Murtishaw, Acting Director: of. Scientific Services, that a concentrated search and evaluation be made of HCB’s disease impact by USDA, the Food and Drug Administration and the Envir- onmental Protection Agency. Spaulding set forth the following basis for urging such a comprehensive move: 1. As a chemical compound, HCB ‘has all the required chemical properties, industrial production and agricultural use patterns to make it a major environmental contaminant and thereby an additional toxic residue in our food supply... (It) may well be as toxic as PCB and as well distributed in the envir- onment as dieldrin or DDT.” 2. HCB is a fungicide approv- ed for use on most seed grains in the U.S. and is especially ap- HCB is also used industrially and is formed as a by-product in the production of chlorine gas. 3. The Department of Agricu- Iture was first alerted to the trouble when tests of canned hams from the Netherlands re- gistered HCB residues in August 1971. Legal restrictions were placed on 22 Dutch exports to this country. Further governments tests found HCB at ‘‘violative’’ levels in meat products imported from Ger- April 28 April 28 April 28 near future. April 28-29; May 5-6 times at 1:30 and 3:30 p.m. April 30 - May 12 May 1 May 3 May 6 “Operation Drug Alert”. May 8 May 9-10 May 10-11 Church. May 11 May 12 many, Spain, Yugoslavia, Poland and Argentina in 1972. 4. Within the last five months, USDA officials found several instances where domestic animals heading for market contained HCBs above the level of alarm. These discoveries were made in Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and California. Animals were condemned or quarantined by USDA in Texas and Louisiana. The source of the HCBs were believed to be from feed grains or industrial pollution. 5. HCB is concentrated in the fat and liver tissues of animals and humans where this toxic compound has been ‘located. Laboratory animals fed test amounts of HCB displayed serious skin eruptions, liver degeneration or fatal illness within a few days. Spaulding reported that no long term toxicological studies have been undertaken. He urged more testing of meat and poultry products, as. well as to the consumer. He em- phasized the need for a Forty Years Ago 1933 The Rev. Francis Friedman was assigned to the Dallas Methodist Church and the Rev. Fred Sellers to Shavertown Methodist by Bishop Richard- son. Also assigned to this area was the Rev. J. Rolland Crom- pton, Trucksville Methodist; the Rev. Lyman Brown, Leh- man; the Rev. W. Sylvester York, Alderson and the Rev. Judson Baily, Carverton. Bowman’s Creek was stocked with brook trout. Charles Gregory installed a new permanent wave machine in his shop in Dallas. Local delinquents were warned to pay their back taxes or face loss of their properties by county commissioners. Harold Yorkes and his son, Howard caught a 29-inch trout in Bowman's Creek. Eight Shavertown students accompanied James Martin and Wilson Cease in a fishing trip to Evans Falls. Dr. F. Budd Schooley was admitted membership in the Luzerne County Medical Society. Died: Peter Logosh, Idetown. Thirty Years 1943 Unseasonable = weather delayed spring plowing with crops expected to be of poor quality. Through efforts of Rep. Harold Flack the State planned to take over Church Street. Dallas Women’s Club was above their quota of selling War Bonds in their third day of enterprise. Farmers were cautioned by the OPA in selling meat and butter without accepting ration stamps. Burgess H.A. Smith appealed decision of Squire John Yaple in a borough officer. Attorneys for both sides requested a change in district when asking for a new trial. reported in a serviee hospital in North Africa. writing that there is a ‘need to evaluate the present usage of HCB as a fungicide and closer controls placed on industrial products and wastes containing HCB to minimize enviro- nmental contamination.” Earlier this month, the FDA announced that Violet No. 1 dye, used for years as a marking and branding color on meat products, will no longer be per- mitted for such use. Japanese studies linked Violet No.1 with causing cancer. And so the momentum of such disclosures builds because consumer protests are pushing the government to begin looking and testing for these contamin- ants for the first time Some day, hopefully soon, the government will have enough courage and Congressional support to make the safety and purity of the nation’s food supply a national mission with all the scientific and enforcement support which such a high priority implies. License Increase Not Yet Effective The Pennsylvania Fish Commission has emphasized that proposed increases in resident and nonresident fishing license fees now under conside- ration by the Legislature will not go into effect, if enacted into law, until Jan. 1, 1974. Under terms of a bill which passed the House last month and is sche- duled for a public hearing April 24 by the Senate Committee on Environmental Resources, chaired by Sen. Robert J. Mellow, Peckville, resident, nonresident and tourist fishing license fees would be increased next year and a new junior fishing license would be required for youngsters ages 14 and 15. There is no change in the present license fee structure for 1973. The Dallas Post Has A Wilkes-Barre Line Call Toll Free 825-6868 More volunteers were needed for Dallas observatory post. Servicemen heard from: Clifford Fink, Karl Borkowski, Madara Kreiger, Glenn Sch- moll, Royal Culp, Herman Brislin, Robert Pogar, D.M. King, Robert Hanson, George Schmoll, William Knecht. Anniversaries: Mr. and Mrs. John Eveland, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with guests at Mt. Vale Council D. of A. Died: Charles Stevens, Binghamton, formerly of. Dallas, and Harry L. Burton, Centermoreland. Twenty Years Ago 1953 General Motors Corporation announced intention of having color photographer present at Library Auction. Pictures obtained to be printed in forth- coming issue of Friends magazine. Young hoodlums were plaging residents of Church Street with their continued destruction of shrubs, mail boxes, fences, walls and cars. Dr. F. Budd Schooley was named president of the Rural Building and Loan. William H. Evans, father of . Sheldon Evans, Shavertown druggist, celebrated his 84th birthday. j Fernbrook Park Plant in- creased production to 100 percent. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Patton and family, Buckwheat Hollow, Noxen, narrowly escaped death when their home burned to the ground in an early morning fire. Lewis McNeek, Dallas was serving with the antisubmarine service. Huntsville Christian Church won the season championship in basketball. Daniel Shaver journeyed to Bryn Mawr to attend reunion with old chums from the 305th Cavalry. Ten Years 1963 Dr. Henry M. Laing Fire Company, Dallas answered 19 fire calls last week. Dry spell Caddie LaBar, fed up with many robberies of his store, finally got himself a German Shephard watch dog. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Turpin, Hill Street, Shavertown, was hit by lightening bolt which . started fire. Navy Lt. Joseph Tondora, son of Mrs. Helen Tondora, Fern- brook, is serving on the sub- marine U.S. Grouper. Eight local men were ap- pointed as directors of the Commonwealth =~ Telephone Company. Postmaster Ed Buckley announced that the union had recognized Dallas postal em- ployees. Announcement was also received that a new post office building had been ap- proved for Dallas. Jim Crowley spoke at the annual awards banquet honoring 275 athletes and band members of Dallas Schools. Daylight saving time went into effect. : Dallas High School Key Club was preparing for the Loyalty Day parade and convention in Harrisburg. Idetown traffic light was out of order. Deaths: Wesley Meyers, Idetown 26, bridegroom of one month was killed in an accident at Trucksville; Paul Warriner, first president of the Back Mountain Memorial Library, died suddenly at his home; Rose Wielenbeck, Trucksville; Charles Weidner, Dallas. Births: Robin Ann Bestwick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Bestwick, Dallas; Carla Kuz- necki, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Kuznecki, Shavertown; Donald Wallace Kocher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Kocher, Dallas; Laura Christine Hoff- man, daugher of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman, Dallas. Supermarkets, Supermarkets featured leg of lamb, 57 cents a pound; boneless chuck, 49 cents a pound) smoked picnics, 29 cents a pound; beef cubes, 69 cents a pound; whole chickens, 27 cents a pound; lettuce, two heads-29 cents and strawberries, 39 cents a pint. 8 Kingston Township Kingston Township Police reported two accidents last week. The first happened when Linda Lee Williams, 23, RD 2, Dallas went off the road at Holcombs Grove, April 17, at 4:10 a.m. and struck a pole. According to the accident report, she claimed that a car ran her off the road, forcing her to hit the pole. According to Dallas Township Police, she was found sleeping in her car approximately 10 minutes before the accident happened. The police estimated damages at $500. Officers John Appel, Dallas Township, and Hugh Gallagher, Kingston Township investigated. A three-car accident hap- pened at the intersection of Route 309 and Knob Hill Drive, April 21, at 2:30 p.m. when Summers. and Budd Hirleman. and John Lyons. April 19—Laurie Coyle 67 Tim Carroll. Claude St., Dallas to General Michael Nauroth 19, RD 1, Factoryville was attempting to make a left hand turn off the highway onto Knob Hill Drive. He was struck in the rear by Mary Gray 62, 29 Harrington St., Kingston. A third car driven by Achilles Berrettini 64, 65 Ww. Union St., Luzerne, also struck the Nauroth vehicle. According to the police report, Mr. Berret- tini claims that there was no sign of brake lights until it was too late to stop. Officer Hugh Gallagher, police chief Paul Sabol, King- ston Township, and John Appel, Dallas Township investigated. Estimated damages were $1000 to the Nauroth car, $200 to the Gray car, and $2500 to the Berrettini car. Dallas Township Dallas Township. police reported two accidents last week. The first happened April 18 at 12:10 p.m. when Robert Williams 38, Midway Manor, Shavertown was travelling south on Route 309 and stopped to make a left hand turn into the business place of Andy Roan. A car driven by Joseph Sandor, 54, RD 1, Wyoming hit the rear end of the Williams car and drove it about 90 feet. There were no injuries. Police officer John Appel, Dallas Township and Chief Ray Titus, Dallas Borough investi- gated. They estimated damages at $1000 to the Sandor vehicle and $300 to the Williams vehicle. The second accident occurred April 20 at 11:50 a.m. when Nicholas Chorey 38, 125 Park St., Dallas was coming out of Louden Hill Dairy store. His car was struck by a truck driven by Anthony Ruggere 32, 265 Factory St., Luzerne who was ‘travelling east on Main Street, Fernbrook. Police estimate $200 damages to the Chorey car and $500 damages to the truck. Dallas Township Chief of Police “Pete” Lange and Dallas Borough Chief of Police Ray Titus investigated. Both men agreed to see their family physicians.
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