A Greenstreet News Co. Publication For The Record below. Daniel J. Flood 11th Congressional District, Pennsylvania No. 19 93rd Congress June 14, 1973 . The conference report on H.R. 2246 authorizes the ap- propriation . of $430 million for certain ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS during fiscal 1974. Yeas 276. Nays 2. Agreed to, June 8. Mr. Flood did not vote. H. Res. 426 makes in order a motion that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole for debate of H.R. 7670. Yeas 274. Nays 0. Rule agreed to, June 8. Mr. Flood did not vote. H.R. 7670 authorizes an appropriation of $531 million for the MARITIME ADMINISTRATION in fiscal 1974. Yeas 266. Nays 10. Passed, June 8. Mr. Flood did not vote. On Wednesday of each week, unless dispensed with by unanimous consent or by affirmative vote of two-thirds of those voting, the standing commitees are called in alphabetical order. When called each may bring up for House action any previously * reported bill, thus by-passing the Rules Committee. On a motion that the House dispense with CALENDAR WEDNESDAY on Wednesday, June 13th: Yeas 221. Nays 119. Motion rejected, two-thirds not voting in favor, June 11. Mr. Flood voted yea. (On June 12 the House by unanimous consent agreed to dispense with Calendar Wednesday, the Committee on Rules in the meantime having reported the bill (H.R. 2990) whose delay in'the Committee was responsible for the vote on June 11.) business in the District of Columbia. Yeds 330. Nays 0. Passed, June 11. Mr. Flood voted yea. H.R. 6713 amends election laws in the District of Columbia. Yeas 330. Nays 12. Passed, June 11. Drink Monopolies by Ralph Nader WASHINGTON—The relent- less juggernaut of monopoly is pushing two bills—one spon- The ‘small business’’ ploy won’t hold. Already, the larger bottlers are buying out the smaller ones at a rapid rate— about 15 percent of the bottlers collectivize the production and processing of dairy products, drive out more independent producers and raise retail prices for dairy products. Forty Years Ago 1933 Noxen lost two of its promin- ent citizens last week when the Rev. Charles Monroe, 59, and Frank Horlacher, 79, died. Dallas Borough planned legal action against its list of tax delinquents. Noxen was made a fourth class post office. Kingston Township dismissed five of its faculty, and teachers received a 10 percent pay cut. Bob Hooper, Shrineview, returned home after spending eight months at Gatineau Rod and Gun Club in the wilds of Canada. Doris Jones, Shavertown, broke her collarbone while jumping rope. Tame trout in the spring in front of Wheelocks - Store, Eatonville, died of nicotine poisoning from cigarettes fed to them. Glen Lyon team challenged any good Back Mountain base- ball group to a contest. Prospects were good for a fine bass season in local streams. Russell Honeywell was recuperating from a long siege of malaria. Thirty Years Ago Mr. Flood voted yea sored by the soft drink industry produce 70 percent of all soft To illustrate what a lessening 1943 a : Bi) : and the other by the giant milk drinks. S. 978 will not stop this of competition can mean, our H.R. gp authorizes a variety of programs to be undertaken producing combines—through trend, as some small bottlers = report, The Closed Enterprise Anna Richards, Dallas by the District of Columbia. Yeas 268. Nays 84. Passed, June 11. Mr. Flood voted yea. H.R. 4771 authorizes the District of Columbia to establish RENT CONTROLS, if required. Yeas 210. Nays 144. Passed, June 11. Mr. Flood voted yea. The conference report on H.R. 5293 authorizes the ap- propriation of $77 million for the PEACE CORPS in fiscal 1974. Yeas 329. Nays 64. Agreed to. Mr. Flood voted yea. H. Res. 423 makes in order a motion to debate H.R. 77 which amends the Taft - Hartley law to permit employer contributions to labor-management trust funds which pay for legal services for employees. Yeas 307. Nays 91. Rule agreed to, June 12. : Mr. Flood voted yea. Before the final vote on H.R. 77, there were three recorded votes on as many amendments. The Latta amendment permits employees to select counsel of their choice. Ayes 279. Noes 126. Agreed to, June 12. Mr. Flood voted no. The Dennis amendment provides that no union or employer 0 shall be reguired to bargino the establish t i : ? a A , Sy . i services § st fun dA Grgiyover the esublishmen ofa legal Such a practice blocked com- U.S.‘milk production are being'’and voted in secret. Even the “was injured when pinned under 4. All age groups are welcome. Dress will be informal. Time is 7 4) 1 Ayes 111. Noes 293. Rejected, June 12. 3 : : : : J Mr. Flood voted no petition between bottlers of a sued by the Justice Depart- request by the “Antitrust a tracter at Conrad Miller farm to 8:30 p.m. i i i : ; ; brand name drink which would ment’s Antitrust Division for Division to comment was in Lehman. 1 The St (Wise.) a d t : 5 : Sigur (Wiseq) amend ment aise puis esiabiisiment of = lead to lower consumer prices. over-reaching themselves in rejected. Scrvicomen heard: from: Jed g trust furor legal services on a permissive basis, but it also defines ag'an unfair labor practice the failure to bargain in good faith over an established trust fund. Ayes 177. Noes 223. Rejected, June 12. Mr. Flood voted no. Whether to pass H.R. 77. Yeas 257. Nays 149. Passed, June 12. : Mr. Flood voted yea. H. Res. 437 makes in order a motion to debate H.R. 8410 which continues until December 1, 1973 the present PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT of $465 billion. The rule (H. Res. 437) also permits an amendment to be offered to H.R. 8410 providing for Senate confirmation of the two top officials of the OFFICE of MANAGEMENT and BUDGET. This provision was contained in a bill recently vetoed by the President, a veto which the House failed to override. On the motion to order the previous question (vote on) H. Res. 437: Yeas 21. Nays 395. Previous question not ordered, June 13. Mr. Flood voted nay. “Defeat@ the motion opened the way for the offering of the Anderson”substitute. The substitute omits all reference to the offering of the OMB provision. On the motion to vote on the substitute: Yeas 254. Nays 160. Previous question ordered, June 13. Mr. Flood voted yea. On the Anderson substitute: Yeas 248. Nays 163. Agreed to, June 13. Mr. Flood voted yea. the Congress. These special interest bills are being lobbied through the Senate and the House with techniques that reveal, as if by a legislative x- ray, many of the deficiencies of that institution. What these monopoly bills will do is to sharply increase consumer prices, protect business inefficiencies and encourage other industries to claim their special monopolistic enclaves from Congress. The soft drink bill, S. 978, came about as a result of an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade Commission to stop Coca-Cola, Pepsi and others from assigning their bottlers exclusive territories. Rather than take their chances with the FTC, the soft drink industry marshalled their “massive lobbying force of bott- lers to get out of Congress an exemption from the antitrust laws and defeat the FTC that way. When the FTC brought its action in 1971, it estimated the soft drink overcharge to con- sumers from these anticom- a year. To win even liberal senators to their cause, the soft drink lobbyists justified the bill on the grounds that it would protect small bottlers from big bottlers. testified in opposition to the legislation. The big bottlers have been favored over the small bottlers by the syrup manufacturers, according to the FTC and this legislation will entrench such dominance. What this bill will do is prevent these small businesses from growing by outsmarting their larger ones in open competition. The production and pro- cessing of dairy products have long been characterized by successful lobbying at state and monopolies to replace market pricing. The handful of giant milk producer cartels (misnamed producer coops) which control 80 percent of all violation of the antitrust laws. Also, several of these milk combines can afford to give millions in campaign contri- butions to both Republicans and Democrats in Congress and to the White House to obtain higher price supports and even stronger monopoly powers. This, in brief, is the back- ground to.provisions in S. 1888— a corporate welfare bill which emerged suddenly in late May from the agribusiness-domin- ated Senate Agriculture and Forestry Committee. These provisions, complexly drawn as they are, would simply further System, cited the following situation: z ‘““Minneapolis-St. Paul had many competing milk firms. In Duluth-Superior, however, three big firms accounted for more than 90 percent of all milk sold. Although production and distribution costs for milk were similar in each market, the wholesale price for a half-gallon in 1967 was 33.8 cents in Minnea- polis- St. Paul and 45 cents in Duluth-Superior, a 33 percent difference.” During the hearings on S. 1888, there was no consumer input desired by the Agriculture Committee members who met Sen. Philip Hart is prepared to oppose these amendments but ether liberal Senators have joined their more industry- minded colleagues in sup- porting these provisions because the milk producers are powerful in their states, parti- cularly the upper mid-west. Fostering monopoly in a time of inflation would be unthink- able except in a secretive Congress deprived of organized consumer pressure. The National Consumers Congress, which emerged from the nation- wide meat boycott, is organizing a boycott against the soft drink industry. They point out the price gouging and the Consumers need to ask their members of Congress about these two bills before they are sneaked through. teacher, retired after 48 years of service. T. Sgt. John Fritz and Sgt. John Garbutt received medals for meritorious service from their government. Fritz was previously reported missing in action. Mrs. Frank Gosart Sr. Idetown died suddenly at General Hospital. H. Austin Snyder resigned as principal of Lehman schools to accept similar post in Clarks Summit. Mrs. G.E. Sawyer, Red Cross nurse died at her home in Dallas. Mrs. Sawyer was responsible for idea of Post Seript Club for servicemen. ‘Orville Allen, Wilkes-Barre Helen Mayer, WACS, Miss. ; Lt. Tommy Evans, N.Y.P.O.; Lt. Irvin Davis, Virginia; Peter Skopic, Louisiana; Bill Carroll, Chicago; E.L. Wyant, Virginia; Charles Girton, California; Howard Carey, N.Y.P.O.; Willard Rogers, San Francisco P.0.; Howard Wilcox, North Carolina. Li The Morgan Rowlands, Trucksville celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary. Died: Mrs. Frank Moyer, 48, Pikes Creek. Twenty Years Ago 1953 Dr. H.A. Brown, Lehman, received a 50-year service pin from the Luzerne County The P.E. Reithoffer Jr. home was damaged greatly by water covering the first floor during an absence, result of a broken Members «of the Peter Evelock family, Dallas, narrowly escaped injury when a high-powered rifle bullet en- tered the home and imbedded itself in the woodwork. Freder- ick Schultz, Feernbrook, hunting woodchucks, had fired the gun one half mile away. The Ide family was planning a 50th reunion this summer. Died: Sarah Neyhard, 58, Dallas; Elwood Craig, son of Mary Craig, Huntsville. Ten Years Ago 1963 Post editorial stated again and again that it would not publish annonymous letters. Lehman cruiser had to un- dergo extensive repairs following an accident at Idetown Corners. Larry Heycock and Ruth Higgins received the American Legion Awards. Army National Guard Col. Frank Townend completed a refresher course in combat at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas. Dallas School District budget of $1,212,450 for the 1963-64 the board of directors. Fifteen members of the Jay Young Family, Dallas, packed two cars and an 18 foot trailer and headed for Montana. Contractors were preparing to widen the highway at the bend near Luzerne. PFC Andrew Petroski, RD 2, Dallas, was assigned to Military Assistance Advisory Group in Vietnam, May 25. College Misericordia was offering summer courses to graduate and undergraduate students in the area. Births: Jeffrey Lynn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Welsh, West Dallas; Laura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Reese, Meadowcrest. Died: Lydia Dickerson, 90, formerly of Noxen; Frank Kearney, 70, Harveys Lake. watermelons, 79 cents each; cabbage five cents a pound; lemons, 49 cents a dozen; peaches, three pounds for 39 cents; bacon, 49 cents a pound and boneless chuck, 49 cents a pound. June 23 be available. June 26 school library. June 21-23 June 20-Aug. 29 Treatment Plant Building. June 23 June 23 drinks. June 23 June 25 June 28 2865. July 4 dusk. | RES A Sia wert es as TRE, TREE a Whether to agree to H. Res. 437 as amended by the Anderson substitute. Yeas 271. Nays 141. Rule agreed to, June 13. Mr. Flood voted yea. KINGSTON TOWNSHIP June 12 - Accident, Rt. 309 at Tastee Freez stand, not needed Crew: T. Newcomb and Andy Roan Jr. washer hose. Lawton Culver Jr. injured July 25 Back Mountain Senior Citizens are scheduled to see Lawrence YMCA Announces Whether to pass H.R. 8410 which continues the public debt limit at $465 billion. Yeas 261. Nays 152. Passed, June 13. Mr. Flood voted yea. H.R. 3926 authorizes the appropriation of $145 million during fiscal 1974 for the support of the NATIONAL FOUNDATION on the ARTS and the HUMANITIES. Before final action, there were two record votes on proposed amendments. The Kemp amendment reduces the authorized amount to $81 million. Ayes 141. Noes 248. Rejected, June 14. Mr. Flood voted no. The Gross amendment deletes the open end authorization Dodson, and Gene Brown. Crew: > Lake-Lehman’s High School Band came home from the recent Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Va., carrying trophies and awards for their performances in stiff competi- tions. The coveted awards were not the only accolades the Knights brought home, though, as a letter from the general manager of the Sheraton Motor Inn in Hagerstown, Md., plainly shows. Wrote General Manager Charles L. Marshall to John Miliauskas, band leader, ~ following the Apple Blossom ‘Festival: “It is not often in the ° motel business that a general manager has the opportunity to write a complimentary letter concerning the behavior of a group of students that have recently stayed in his motel. However, I feel that you, your chaperones and your band members are to be highly complimented on the extremely good behavior they showed at our property during the recent Apple Blossom Festival. “The behavior shown by your students certainly gives one faith in the younger generation of today that has received a black eye 2 so jmany of its NOXEN June 8—Marion French, Rural Health Clinic to the General Hospital. Crew: Ralph McCormack, Roger Boston. June 13—Ruth McGregor, Rural Health Clinic to General Hospital. Crew: Roger Boston, Robert Crispell, David Crossman. June 14—Jessie Hetten to General Hospital. Crew: David Crossman, Roger Boston, F. Boston. June 15—Lillian Brown to General Hospital. Crew: Jerry Talent, Howard Keller, Ronald Hopfer. June 15—Bertha Traver to Tyler Memorial Hospital. Crew: Roger Boston, Jerry Talent, James Hettes. DALLAS June 12—Auto accident, Route 309, Morris Walker, 115 Sun- shine Park, Wilkes-Barre, and Nadine Whit, 25 Met- calfe St., Wilkes-Barre, to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Wes Cave and Jim Davies. Henry Frydlewizc, RD 3, Dallas, to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Mike McFadden, Dave Carey and Ed Roth. i Sue Lae Seerdent Main Street, Dallas. Robert Saffian, ghland Drive, Dallas to Nesbitt itt Hospital. Crew: Bob Besecker June 15—Mrs. Stephen Davis, Pioneer Avenue, Dallas, to General Hospital. Crew: Bob Besecker and Len Roginski. June 16—Jeff Carter, Saginaw Avenue, Dallas, and Bob Schuster, Grand View Avenue, Dallas, to Nesbitt Hospital. Crew: Summer Swim Class The Wilkes-Barre YMCA Youth Division: has announced their summer schedule, which starts July 2 and continues until September 1. The summer schedule consists of swimming instruction and fun swims. The Youth Division program is available to boys 7-14 years of age, inclusive. Swimming in- struction for 7-8 and 11-12 year old boys are held on Monday and Thursday 10:30 to 11:15, and Saturday morning from 9:00 to 9:45. The second class of beginners, for boys 9-10 and 13- 14 are held on Monday and Tuesday 9:00-9:45 and Saturday from 11:15 to 12:00. Advanced swim instruction is held on Monday, 9:45 to 10:30 and 12:30 to 1:15. The general fun swims are held at various times in the morning and a schedule of these times can be secured at the YMCA. A special two month summer membership is available to boys who are interested in the summer program. Further information can be obtained by Youth Division at 823-2191. The Wilkes-Barre YMCA is a member agency of the seriously in a recent auto ac- cident. Back Mountain Little League scheduled a benefit night in Petrick. Hillside Farms took. first honors in County DHIA. George Major, Lehman, selected by Dallas Kiwanis to attend Leadership Training School at Penn State. ing Center at 1:30 p.m. Reservations are to be made with Mrs. Philip Pascoe, 675-1897. July 28 Order of Eastern Star annual auction will be held at the Leh- man Horse Show grounds from 10 a.m. Aug. 2, 3, 4, and 5 Maple Grove United Methodist Church, Pikes Creek. will observe its 100th anniversary. The Rev. Daniel Davis is honor- ary chairman with Freda Graham and Eleanore Bronson as general co-chairmen: Kingston Tire Scott’s Carpet Diane Footwear D’omoco Oil Ann’s Apparel Picway Shoe Mart King Floral Hall’s Nursery Dallas Finance Robert Oley’s Mobil Service Famous Maid Urban Furniture Ron the Barber Park Motel Giant Floor & Wall Covering, Inc. Joe Donnini’s Men’s Hair Studio Kaplan’s Furniture Pine Brook Inn Hoagie Bar Something Special Shop SI ae
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