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July 12, 1974 L. B. Grant 14 West Letter to John Stendor on Proposed Permanent Standards on VCM dated July 1, 1974 Mr. V. A. Sami Vice President Industrial Chemical Division X previously made consents and recommendations on a draft of the subject letter. X have comments on the subject letter which, I feel, should be brought to your attention at this time. The Chemical Division, in their February 8, 1974 letter, had taken the position "to prevent an employee's exposure to VCM." A copy of this position statement was attached to the subject letter. In sty opinion, the subject letter expresses a contrary view in that it recommends significant exposure levels be permitted without the use of respiratory protection. From the standpoint of engineering control of VCM, a time schedule for reducing VCM air concentrations Is most reasonable. However, from a health standpoint, permitting exposure concentrations of enqtloyees above 1 ppm time weighted average or 3 ppm ceiling is not wise and respiratory protection should be recommended until such time as the air concentrations of VCM are so reduced. Ity review of the VCM Occupational Health Programs at PPG Caribe, Lake Charles and Paulsboro, Indicate that the use of respiratory protection at levels above the time weighted average of one-part per million and the ceiling of three-parts per million la practical and would require only minimal use of respiratory protection by the employees. Another point concerning the subject letter is that it states in the second paragraph on the first page that PPG or other 13.5. monomer producers would be unable to meet the work practice standard recommending a non-detectible VCM exposure level. On the other hand, Dow Chemical, in a June 29, 1974 article in the Washington Post, (see attachment #1) made the point that "it had already met many of the proposed standards for limiting contact" with VCM. In my opinion, the PPG position should emphasize the importance of preventing VCM exposure of its employees and that such is being done now in its operations with only minimal need to rely on the use of respiratory protection. On page three, it is stated that PPG has a currant internal work practices guideline for VCM production. To my knowledge, this guideline Is only In draft form and has not been reco&nended for Implementation. I agree with the necessity for such a guideline and have consented on the draft of such a guideline in another letter to you dated this date. Lee B. Grant, M. D. LBGipc Z. tell i/ Attachment L. Sexyest ft* Iwnriw ft* VUtag ft. Sleek SL 074125 July 12, 1974 . 3, Grant 14 Gaat occupational and Gealta '^orV Practices Guideline for the itoragt; and Loading of Vt'-i, June* 21, 1974 .division -*ic President, Industrial vheaical .'Iviaioc I '-.ave previously aadc consents and recoraicadalions on an earlier Torsion of the subject draft. I 'nave the following counants and recesneodatloas on the subject draft. Hae purpose of the work practicaa guldalin* should be to present exposure of employees to VOl- fhis was the stated goal of the Chemical Division in the February S, 1974 recommended letter for anployeee and cuetessera, exposure of employees should ba defined in tarns of air concentration ef VQ\. a practical level, considering eoaeonly available sampling and analytical techniques, Is a tiae-weighted, average concentration of one part per million and a ceiling concentration of three parts par million. Furthermore, presently available toxicological information strongly suggests to me that exposure of employees to higher concentrations than this would be unvise. It is. therefore, recomesdad that the following changes or additions be tnade to the subject draft: Paragraph II - Change limit exposure of workers' to prevent exposure of employees ' Paragraph HI - Add sub-paragraph j) - `Exposure of employees to VOl' means to air concentrations greater than one-part par million time-weighted average or three parts per million ceiling. Paragraph ?I1 4) 4) - Appropriate respiratory protection shall be required for any operation in which an employee is potentially exposed to VOJ, as shewn by current environmental monitoring,' he* fi. Grant, ;l. a. LBG,pc ce: Z. Sail L, Sargert . Slack ii. Sourwlu* F. JTnmso JlJL lFj 1974 * C- K. Dllley JUly 1/, 1974 R. E. Sourwina 19 East Draft Environmental Impact Stataaant on Vinyl Chloride In reply to your request for earnest on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement on Vinyl Chloride, I have discussed tills with Mr. Joseph Hadley, Keller & Heckman, counsel for the Society of the Plastics Industry, Incorporated. His consents are as follows: 1) Mr. Ed Kline, representative from the Office of the Solicitor, Department f Labor, made a statement for the record at the recent DCL hearings on the pro posed permanent standard on VCM that OBHA would take the testimony that has been given during the VCM hearing as consent on the Draft Environmental Im pact Statement. ') SPT is planning to formulate some consent on the IIS in the near future. Mr. Hadley stated that if PPG had information or data to add, or f PPG wished t clarfy some details of the report, we could make written ecemwnt. Since Mr. Prank Trunzo, PPG Law Department, has recommended that we do not comment on the Draft SIS, and ve have submitted written testimony to the DDL, 1 recoonend that w do not make any further conwnt on the Draft K18 Rob rt X. Sourwine RES/JmJ cc: Z- G- Ball / L. F. Sargert/ F. J. Trunzo ! R. E. Hiding ! RECEIVED JUL 1-51974 SL 074127 July \ im Lae 1. Grant 14 West OCCOTAXIOKAL HEALTH PBCGSAM EEVIZV, PAULSBORO TERXliiAL JOLT S, 1974 Hr* v. A. feral Tie* President, Industrial Chemical Division I. Background Paulsboro Terminal hecaaa operational during the fall of 1971 and shortly thereafter received Its first shipment of 7CK free PPG Carlbe aboard the 0. S. Puerto Rican. The TCM, caustic sed glycol terminal was built by PPG, sold to Kantu Properties, leased frost flantu Chemical by PPC. Bantu Chsndcals oparata all terminal facilities sad auploy about 33 employees. Other taayailsi (i.a., Continental Oil, Diamond Shamrock, Petretex and Atlantic City Electric) have leasing iurrsagsaenri to PPG. Other products passing through the teruinsl include credo oil and butadiene. Mr. V'illlae Packard la president and principal owner of the terminal. Hr. George Barton Is naaager of the teruinal. At present, the terminal receives tw sblpsasnta of VCX per nenth frost Carlbe. Its snlan TM shipping capacity la 21 trucks and eight tank cars per dsy. Its principal shipplx^ points include 3. F. Goodrich, Diamond Shamrock. Padacost, Olin Msthlson, General Tire and Geanat. The truck contract for shipping la with Matlock. The U. S. Puerto Rican Is owned and operated by Hands Corporation located in Los Angeles. Mr. Villloi Haaaumd of PPG has the responsibility for liaison with Bands Corporation. Hr. Jack Grshan of PPC has the responsibility for liaison with Matlack and the railroad shippers. Mr. George Zapp of PPG has liaison with PPG MM II. Activities The undersigned was acceapaalsd on ths subjact visit by Dr, Let Sell end Mr. Frank Detfoody ef PPG. The undersigned net with Mr. George Barton and discussed ths TCM oceupetlonal health program. The under Igned nade a tour of the facilities and set with Dr. A. DiMarino. Dr. DlMarlno Is a local physician who Units his practice to Internal medicine. Ha has performed pre~placaaaet examinations on many of the terminal employees and in a letter dated May 29, 1974 ha was asked to perform the TCM periodic examinations. Rt r r ivpn J'JLIS 1S74 SL 074119 Hr. V. A. Sarni T*g* t July 15f 1974 The undersigned briefed Hr. Barton and Dr. OlHarlno on the toxicology and health aspects to date concerning VCN emphasising that User malignancies have been produced In both nice and rats at the lowest Inhalation concentration tested to date (i.., 50 ppre In air). Therefore, the health goal should be to prevent employee exposure to VM air coneentratlona above the time-weighted average concentration of 1 ppa or above a celling concentration of 3 ppm unleee or until eddltlonel information suggeeta a no effect level In tnaums. Ill. Cowmants and Beeoaaaandetlona A. Employee Information 1. Cowaaewr No fetnl written employe Infemetlon prograe on the health aspects of VGM has been implemented. Sow Infomatlon has base provided to the anployeee who have aeda Inquiries ss a result of press rulesees concerning VCM toxicity. A copy of the February 8 and April 30, 1974 recooaaendatloua from the Chemical Division concerning employee information were forwarded to Maatu Chemicals, but not passed on to their employees In written form. 2. Racrammed st Ions a. The Information contained In the February 8 end April 30 letters referred above should be provided to the employees in written form. This could be dene when the employees ere Informed about the periodic medical examination program end the work practices recommstutations, both of which will be discussed below. b. The employee information program should bo kept currant as new Information becomes available. Re ccamand ations for each release should be made by the Chemical Division. e. Copies of letters provided by bantu Chemicals to their employees should be sent to the undersigned. SL 074120 Hr. V. A. Sarai Jhge'3 July 15, 1974 B. Medical Examinations Reportedly, about 70Z of the 33 employees have recalled pn-faplojant nariMtj<at from Dr. Anthony DiMarlno. The extent of this examination la not known. HOm of of the employees have received the HIOSH races--ndad examination for VCH exposed workers. A letter requesting such an exanimation was send to Dr. DiMarlno on Kay 29, 1974. The reason for and the nature of the examinations were discussed with Dr. DIMariao hy the undersigned. The undersigned will provide Dr. DUtarino with e copy of a CDC report for week ending February 9, 1974 on engineercoma of the liver eseoeieted with VCH exposure and also the HIOGE race--andatlona for vinyl chloride medical surveillance dated March 21, 1974. 2. Recommendations a. The KIOSR recommended medical examination for VMC exposed workers should be accomplished now and annually hereafter. b. Results of examinations should be forwarded to the undersigned for review and comment. . gnvitounantal Monitoring VCM monitoring wee begun on April 14, 1974 with assistance from Mr. 1. Kuryle. Only personal monitoring is being performed and only colling concentrations are being neaanrod. Monitoring is being performed with a Bemdlx png end charcoal tubes provided end analyzed by the Berber ton Laboratories. A awwiery of the sampling end analysis done thus far In shown in attachment #1. In all, 18 sables have been taken and analysed. Several samples were taken on Hay 31, but have not boon sent for analysis. Of the 18 seeplea, four were above the 3 ppm celling concentration (i.e., three of eervan on tank car and truek loadara and ana of five on the lab technician). Only tha lab technician sampled exceeded the temporary emergency standard of 50 ppm. This employee was aware of the high reading. It was obtained while he was taking a quality control VCH sample during tank car loading. SL 074121 Hr. VT. A. Saral *Sge 4 July IS, 1974 Additional sampling pumps were ordered, about a lacrath and a half ago, but as yet bare not boon received. Insufficient auvirosnental sampling haa boon dona to deternlne rosplratory protaction requirements, If any. 2. ffornmnmndatlons a. At loaat throo time-weighted average samples should bo taken cm employees in each job title In which thoro is a potential oapesure to VCM. These should be six to eight hour samples. b. At least three additional celling eanples should be taken on employees In the job title `Tank car and truck loaders' during each of the following operations: tank car loading, truck leading, and ship unloading. The sampling period should Include the disconnect operations. c. At least three additional calling saq>les should be taken on the lab taahnlelan during his quality control sampling. d. Copies of all sampling results should be provided to the undersigned for review end consent. I>. Work Practices Work practices recommendations covering respiratory protection, protective clothing, warning signs, labeling, etc* have not been provided to Hants Chemicals by PFC as yet* Written work practice lnstructloes have not bean developed and implemented at Psulsbero. 2. Reco--ndatloas Work practices reeonmendatlens should be developed with the assistance of PPG sad implemented locally ea soon as possible. The goal of these work practices should be te prevent esgtloyee exposure to VCM. SL 074122 Mr. V. A. Sami Page 5 July 15, 1974 TV. yarning for Shippers and Customers Subjects have raised the question to written warnings provided by PPG to shippers and customers concerning the health hazards assoclat d with exposure to VCM. It is requested that the undersigned be provided with copies of any letters of warning provided to Matlaek, Kende and ''CM customers for review and consent. Lee B. Grant, .n.M. LBG;eJ. cc v Sal 1 SL 074123 SL 074124 ;4TS A.::; VAL'.::`i Joi Titles Art! 1 IS 26 "nit >,;?*rator <1 .1 ` 3 h ' .'cbnlci an .7 '-nr u<! 'rueV: Lozier 2-3 i 2.2 1.6 .4 <.l "fficfi ''an*it?nr 7 .7 .7 ..f Secretary '; ecr* t *ry / $ vitchb r-ar<J 'arator - (I'i 'ay 13 7 IS ^4 16.4 S., <.l <.l <.l FOR YOUR MFGFkS&d jvJR. ~T'TU'A~Z-C3 NO REPLY REQUJt June 17, 1971 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--Extensions of^Rcmarhs~~ E3941 ""lLAftt them make some judgments of their polymerized the gas Into the plastic. Six ltary expenditures under some3mean- Mlzel said, "Let them decide between ^^P_v_haat's fact and what's Action, whafa truth and what's rhetoric, what hi partisan pol itics and what Isn't," MIzell also suggested,that the committee other cases have been reported abroad. But the Connecticut cases are the first known In the polyvinyl chloride fabricating Industry, which turns the plastic Into a myr iad of finished products ranging from furni Ingful control. Regrettably, we losvthree amendments to curb spending,/limit troops abroad, and eliminate funding for the new manned bomber. In, s*>lte of deal with the charges agalnst Nixon one at ture to coated fabric to electric cable cover losses, the efforts of the losing side a time--completing`the Watergate phase el ing. German scientists recently reported should be place In perspective,;^ the Inquiry before'moving on to campaign finding "precursers" of angiosarcoma In the For years now, in the nameco^an ade contributions, po&ttcal favors, and other Issues. He said television coverage of the House Impeachment proceedings, and the Senate trial as wen If the House Impeaches Nixon Should be allowd. "lhls is something that's Important to aliictfthe people," he said, "not livers of six workers In a plant that turned polyvinyl chloride plastic Into floor tiles. But the Connecticut causes, confirmed as angiosarcoma by the National Cancer Insti tute In Betbesda, Md., are the first actual cases. In the UJ3. an estimated 6,500 persons work In the vinyl chloride Industry, While the quate defense. Pentagon spenders have literally run amuck with jthg Federal Treasury. When any voice-,;jhas been raised against the quantuq^^umps In military expenditures, thosqcof ns who have raised our voices bavebccn either just 435 House Jnembera." number working in the polyvinyl chloride pooh-poohed or todlrectly^ccused of throughout the Interview, the only ques tion that momentarily seemed to stump ttlzeU was thoTast one, "If, It turns out that you have to vote on lmpeachment," he was ` asked, "would-that pfftho toughest vote of your career lnCongrcpaf" While ,his gnesta^fLdgeted, MteeU spent What seemed Mm assyeral minutes--It was actually abont SOseoohda--staring Into space before giving tt^.qnmfully-woTded reply: "In terms at the impact on the nation," he said, "It WCnldr.tie' the most Important Issue Congress wrpmtf; be confronted with since I've been heroW^'1 Industry numbers In the hundreds of thou sands. The Connecticut Health Department an nounced the first case last week, and Gen eral Electric Co. disclosed that It waa a 60year-old employe who for 30 years had op erated machines at a Bridgeport cable manu facturing plant, that processed various plas tics, Including polyvinyl chloride. The man died last July, GE said. The second case Involved a man who worked as an accountant In a polyvinyl chloride fabricating plant In the same part of the state. A health department spokes man declined to identify the factory in- \ ' volved, and a Labor Department spokesman / \ In Washington identified it only as a Strat-. ,,' ___ _____ ____'v ford plant that makes polyvinyl-coated fab- DEATH OF TWO POLYVINYL CHLO-N rlcs. a farther Investigation is being under- RIDE WORKERS FROM RAKE TVIjE taken to learn If the accountant ever worked OF CANCER IS VERIFIED on Ijbe, production line. Although a definite relationship between indifference to an adequate national defense, , Therefore, we have had-to undertake an effort In the Congressislmflarto that required to end Amerlcatotoarticipetton in the Vietnam imbrogllal&s aCongresslonal veteran of that yeais-leng effort, I see a pattern developing. And X feel that in the end, just as to the case of Southeast Asia, we shall eventually and inevitably have successes/of some kind. There Is no desire off"toy part to hurt . vital aspects of nattonSTdefense. Rather, I wish to see this codhtty as s&ong as any nation to the world-land then some. Senator Jackson's distrusting views of Soviet intentions certainly strlke an echo to my mind. Nonetheless, we cannot spend the Nation to ffs^d death and ruin HON. DAVID R. OBEY or Wisconsin IN THE HOUSE ON REPRESENTATIVES occupational exposure and angiosarcoma In the two polyvinyl chloride workers cannot be made, the Labor Department spokesman said contact with all other chemicals, drugs and diseases than can effect the liver had to the name of defense. There must be . a limit, and regrettably, the Pentagon has refused to heed: our warnings. It is ridiculous fo^the Nation to pursue Mondap, June 17, 1974 been ruled out in the two cases, leaving only procurement of every military toy em polyvinyl chloride as a known possibility. erging from the fertile minds of military Mr. OBEY. Mr. Speaker, 700,000 to __ 80000.,0000 workers In the. United Stated ,pe a white plastic resin called poly^^vinyl1 chloride Into thousands of different plastic products. Trapped within the resin Is a clear. Odorless, and deadly gas called vinyl Connecticut's cancer registry, which un covered the two oases and which Is one of the oldest and most accurate in the nation, lists six confirmed cases of angiosarcoma of the liver since the registry was begun In 1935. The other four cases didn't havq known exposure to either vinyl chloride or poly vinyl chloride, according to Dr. Barabara scientists. For example, the B-l manned bomber. It is costing us double the . original projectlonsto keep up the pro duction .effort. Yetythe unfortunate evi dence of the recent Middle East war. in dicate that thei.day of the manned bomber Is largelyfover. In fact, military chloride which Is emitted when the resin Christine, chief of tha health department's observers have-been claiming rthat' for Is heated to be forged and processed Into chronic disease section. She said the link years. The last:waves of North Vietnam consumer products. Although we have between polyvinyl chloride and the two bombings wlth S-52's and the casualties been aware since January that the vinyl chloride gas Is causing a rare liver cancer and numerous other diseases among the 6,500 American workers whosajobs bring angiosarcoma deaths "might just be chance." The link between vinyl chloride gas and liver angiosarcoma is strong, and scientists believe that if a link Is determined between we sustained,'then surely brought home that lesson.. |Ve have enough ICBM's to various forms, and MIRV's, to annihilate mankind, yet^the Air Force bomber jock them into direct , contact with it, sclen-' th- e rare cancer It...w...i.l.l..be because the plastic eys in the Pentagon Insist on reliving tlsts have been uncertain as to the effect contains pockets of unpolymerized vinyl the "wild bliie yonder" days , of .World working with the plastic resin is having chloride monomer' that are liberated In War H at &payer expense. on the polyvinyl chloride workers who heating the plastic when It Is fabricated Into represent a group more than' 100 times different products. larger than the vlnyl'chloTlde workers. Labor Department, hearings' designed to The following article from the Wall Street Journal indicates Increasing-evi set permanent standards for vinyl chloride . atmospheric concentrations In factories are scheduled to begin June 26 In Washington. A dence that exposure to the resin can temporary celling of 50 parts vinyl chloride A slmilaranentallty prevails regarding American itroops' overseas. Hundreds upon hundreds of thousands of-UvS. serv ice personnel!are stationed In the most useless places performing the most un necessary tasks at crippling taxpayer ex cause at least some of the same deadly' per million parts of air is currently, in effect pense. We|presently, maintain -approxi 111 effects as exposure to the gas: ' and the Labor Department has proposed a mately 350,000 American troops, in Death of Two Four vinyl dmoKtox Workers limit at levels too small to he detected, a re Europe to hold the hands of our. NATO From Rare Tire or Cancer Is Verified , j(By`Barry. Kiamer) quirement the industry has said would be Impossible to meet. . , . ! __ allies, A corporal's .guard would suffice to show/me flag, instead, we maintain , A second death from angiosarcoma of the a massltgiQuman trip wire which .would liver, a rare form of cancer previously linked serve noHseful purpose to. case of a mis to vinyl chloride occupational exposure, i< been discovered In the polyvinyl chloride plastic fabricating industry, the Connecticut Health Department announced in Hartford. The two deaths Increase concern that 'the occupational danger of cancer from vinyl --Chhlloorrlde, a gas' used to make polyvinyl ^^a.allononrr!ldheadpblaesetnic;thmouagyhbt.eSmincoereJawnidueasrpyr,ea13d ^^aa__e*_s"__D__f _li_ver ang__i_o_s_a__rcT_o_m_a__h_a_v_e__b_e_e_n de- THE KUNAWi mxlitaby3budget HON. IN THE HjOS(I-,, - OF REPRESENTATIVES iSoyday, lUne^a, 1974 Mr. BRASCO. Mr/fepeaker, last week, sive invasion of Western Europe by the WarsawT'act countries. These troops are costing fAmerica's taxpayers billions an nually, filling European pockets ".and, adding^hot one whit to our real defense., It is. bowever, a cushy tour and. billet for a number of officers who require a reason for being. What is worse, our forces to Europe are encumbered, with: emong ylnyl chlorlde workers, from _ the pehtSgon won sjj&dther round over fhelr dependents, a questionable policy 074128 E 3942 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD -- Extensions of Remarks June 17, 197If on duty for combat duty. These depend to go out into the marketplace them disgraceful activities far beyond the stupid ents in their turn cost our balance of selves and purchase their products. attempt to burglarize the Democratic Party's payments mightily every year. Taken all together, the situation Is a luxury America can no longer afford in these present times of shortages, ramp ant inflation and crying domestic needs, Whenever the Governmentgets into a business ordinarily handled in the pri vate sector costs go. up. This is par ticularly true in the food purchase and distribution business because of the very national headquarters have brought all these things Into focus. But they have been a long time abulldlng. We started on the downward path from respect for ourselves and from the entire rest of the world 'a long time back, at least as far as World War n. if the military will not see that this situ low profit margins on which such private Watergate has stripped.the thin veil which ation is rapidly becoming intolerable, sector firms operate. I hope this is the .blurrpd our image of the many men who and will not yield an inch, then the time is coining for us here in the Con gress do draw the lines and fight them annually every inch of the way until we inevitably win out, as was the case with the Vietnam involvement. This year we lost every battle save last time this body will have to vote for keeping the Federal Government in a business better operated by private firms. SOCIETY NEEDS BOOSTER SHOT OF ETHICS led us Into the whole mess of today. They have been playing evil games with each other on a stage which could no longer contain them--their numbers and activities burst through the. veil and into the- laps of the ordinary Americans who have been paying, and will long continue to pay, for the whole evil performance. one. Next time, we shall assuredly Watergate has broughtinto focus a terrible mount a stronger, more determined ef fort to curb this military spending ma chine, which is hurting America domesti cally..My district cannot obtain desper ately needed aid in areas like old age as HON. GEORGE M. O'BRIEN Or ILLINOIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Monday, June 17, 1974 series of crimes against the Constitution, our laws, and our rights as men, as well as the men of other nations.' We have witnessed the Indictments and convictions of high gov ernment officials- who-have' violated their oaths of office, sold political favors, granted sistance, urban mass transit aid, pollu tion control, housing and a number of other sectors of concern. This is the case because so much is being spent on unne cessary concerns like the endeavors I have alluded to in these remarks. So Members like myself, recognizing the needs of our constituents, have no optionbut to take the route we have chosen. And in the end, we shall prevail. Mr. O'BRIEN. Mr. Speaker, when our Founding Fathers created this Nation, they injected a strong dose of morality into its leadership system.. exemptions from anti-trust and other laws; arranged embargoes and high tariffs on lowpriced foreign goods and on oil-we badly needed for the benefit of powerful corpora tions and wealthy individuals; sought and -Regrettably, this.inoral potency has accepted political contributions in thinly dissipated over the years and in recent veiled violations of newly enacted laws; and decades we have witnessed the rise of on and on through an endless list of high materialism and its companion philoso phy of the end justifying the means. Justhow deeply "this philosophy has Infected our society is obvious to anyone reading crimes. Worst of all, they have been found to have lied under oath and to have induced others to testify falsely. And every offlical indicted or under investigation thus far is a graduate of an American college or uni his dally newspaper. versity, most of them educated as lawyers. THE DOMESTIC POOD ASSISTANCE ACT HON. MARIO BIAGGI or aaw toes IN THE HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES. What we need now to immunize' us1 Along with them American business and from future infections is a good booster Industrial leaders have been brought to the shot of ethics Into every vein of society, bar of justice to confess their guilt, often in from education and government to busi ness and labor. , One of the most eloquent arguments tears, to having bought political favors, bribed .and made Illegal contributions to campaign funds, to gain exemptions from prosecutions for violations of. laws, to secure for this treatment was presented by Don embargoes and protective tariffs behind ald O'Toole, chairman of the board of which they could exact high prices from Monday, June 17, 1974' Heritage Bancorporation at Lewis Uni American consumers, and to get wholly un Mr. BIAGGI. Mr. Speaker, just as I did earlier in connection with the School Lunch Act, I rise in support of this bill, but only with the understanding that versity, a school In my home district in Illinois. ' I am submitting his remarks for the Record and I hope my colleagues will reasonable exemptions, from, taxes. Labor leaders have been tried and found, guilty of stealing from, their unions, using pension . funds to finance personal undertakings, ex ecuting sweetheart contracts for. bribes, from this is the last year we will be operating read them and think hard about them: employers. this program by purchasing food prod ucts through the.Commodity Credit Cor poration. This bill will continue the Federal Government in the business of food pur chase and distribution--a business that can be better operated by the private sec tor at a lesser cost to the taxpayer. Again, I have no objection to the pro grams that will ultimately benefit by the purchase and distribution of this food. These beneficiaries include children in summer camps, people made homeless by natural disasters, and the poor and - elderly in various Institutions. These-programs are beneficial and as . long as a majority of our society supports such efforts. Congress Shall continue to appropriate funds for them. However, as I did in connection with the School Lunch Act, I object here to the Federal Government getting into the food purchase and distribution business in-direct competition with private .In dustry. < . In this case as in the School Lunch Act program, .the interests of the bene ficiaries and the American taxpayer would be better served if a'check for the The Need roe Graduates or Rukuously For all of them the end has been the Orients) UmvaasmEa - penalties that men fear worst--disbarments, (Commencement address. lewis University, by Donald O'Toole) heavy fines. Imprisonments, and disgrace for the rest of, their lives. The leadership of the United States was never so highly educated as today. Never have our businesses, industries, professional, labor, and fanning activities been headed by so many with coUege degrees. Never espe cially has our political -leadership included so many lawyers and other educated men who hold masters' and doctorate degrees. And they all lead the most broadly and highly educated nation in the world. Yet today , we find ourselves, shocked by The shock and anguish, the ordinary American people have had to suffer from three awful disclosures constitute their realization that they have been paying and will long continue to. pay for all of this. It was the heavy tax burden they bore that made up for the unreasonable exemptions granted to the powerful. It was they who paid for the horrible Viet Nam War In billions of - dollars and the lives of their own eons. Their money , and trust In their government en abled power-hungry military men and poli daUy discoveries of cheap, Shoddy, and dis graceful actions by Americans who have been holding our .most honored and respected po sitions of leadership.- And we are " further ticians, and manufacturers of war materiels, to gain, higher rank, power, and.profits from spending those billions on death-desling ; planes and bombs which killed -millions of shocked that most of the. other nations In Blmple Oriental people who never hurt us, the world are disgusted and fed up with us-- destroyed their schools and^hospitals,' and are treating our political and business lead defoliated their rich fields and lush forests. ers with contempt, seizing the properties of American corporations and throwing them put of their countries, and defying us. Less than thirty years ago ws began a twenty-year outpouring of enormous generosity to those And it is they, the ordinary Americans, who must now strike down these evils, and regain our own self-respect and that of the- rest of the world. We must find new leaders to guide .us out same nations,-.billions of doUars of outright Of this. Who will they be? How will we be gifts of-fbod and clothing; "money, equip able to recognize them? ment, and American know-how, to establish Let us take one more look at Watergate. and build up their Industrial and farming If we examine Into the evidence, we find one economies, and to bring new educational and common excuse throughout: The end justi social sciences to their disordered and often fied the means. For all of these men the cost of the.food products was turned over savage lives. election of a certain man or- party Justified ..to. the localities and they were permltted Watergate and Its endless disclosures'of the breaking of any laws which might 1m-" h-'1 J -1,' :V.` 074129