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The original documents are located in Box D5, folder "Ford Press Releases, June - August
1972" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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Moffice Copy
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Thursday, June 1, 1972
The running of a two-page advertisement in the Wednesday edition of the
New York Times by the so-called National Committee For Impeachment is a
disgraceful act which should be revolting to all Americans.
I commend the New York Times pressmen for protesting the printing of this
disgusting ad, this affront to the President of the United States and to all
Americans who respect his high office.
I particularly wish to commend Richard Siemers, chairman of the New York
Printing Pressmen's Union No. 2, who termed the ad "traitorous" and "detrimental to
the boys in Vietnam and prisoners of war."
For the congressmen and others associated with the so-called National Committee
For Impeachment to have run this ad at this particular time, when the President is
winding up a journey for peace to Moscow, is peculiarly inappropriate. It deserves
the most wide-spread condemnation.
#######
FORD & LIBRARY GENALD
Digitized from Box D5 of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Thursday, June 1, 1972
The running of a two-page advertisement in the Wednesday edition of the
New York Times by the so-called National Committee For Impeachment is a
disgraceful act which should be revolting to all Americans.
I commend the New York Times pressmen for protesting the printing of this
disgusting ad, this affront to the President of the United States and to all
Americans who respect his high office.
I particularly wish to commend Richard Siemers, chairman of the New York
Printing Pressmen's Union No. 2, who termed the ad "traitorous" and "detrimental to
the boys in Vietnam and prisoners of war."
For the congressmen and others associated with the so-called National Committee
For Impeachment to have run this ad at this particular time, when the President is
winding up a journey for peace to Moscow, is peculiarly inappropriate. It deserves
the most wide-spread condemnation.
#######
FORD LIBRARY
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Thursday, June 1, 1972
Comment by Rep. Gerald R. Ford on President's SALT Report
The President's report to the Congress and the American people on the
Moscow summit was balanced and realistic, and admirable in its restraint.
While restraining his enthusiasm over the outcome of the summit meetings,
the President nevertheless appeared assured and confident--the picture of a
leader who is manifestly capable of directing this Nation along the path of peace.
There will be opposition in the Congress among some hard-line members to
both the ABM Treaty and the agreement limiting numbers of offensive nuclear
weapons. But the "center" agrees with the American people that the President has
signed nuclear weapons limitation agreements which are in the longrange best
interests of the United States.
I predict overwhelming approval of the ABM Treaty in the Senate and of the
offensive weapons agreement in both houses of Congress.
I personally agree with the President's policy of nuclear weapons
sufficiency, as reiterated in his address to the Joint Session of the Congress.
The SALT agreements became possible only because we negotiated from a
position of strength.
###
GERALD FORD VIBRARY
NEWS
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Thursday, June 1, 1972
Comment by Rep. Gerald R. Ford on President's SALT Report
The President's report to the Congress and the American people on the
Moscow summit was balanced and realistic, and admirable in its restraint.
While restraining his enthusiasm over the outcome of the summit meetings,
the President nevertheless appeared assured and confident-- the picture of a
leader who is manifestly capable of directing this Nation along the path of peace.
There will be opposition in the Congress among some hard-line members to
both the ABM Treaty and the agreement limiting numbers of offensive nuclear
weapons. But the "center" agrees with the American people that the President has
signed nuclear weapons limitation agreements which are in the longrange best
interests of the United States.
I predict overwhelming approval of the ABM Treaty in the Senate and of the
offensive weapons agreement in both houses of Congress.
I personally agree with the President's policy of nuclear weapons
sufficiency, as reiterated in his address to the Joint Session of the Congress.
The SALT agreements became possible only because we negotiated from a
position of strength.
###
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
NEWS
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Thursday, June 1, 1972
Comment by Rep. Gerald R. Ford on President's SALT Report
The President's report to the Congress and the American people on the
Moscow summit was balanced and realistic and admirable in its restraint.
While restraining his enthusiasm over the outcome of the summit meetings,
the President neverthele BB appeared assured and confident--the picture of a
leader who is manifestly capable of directing this Nation along the path of
world peace.
There will be opposition in Congress among some hard-line members to both
the Alligreaty and the agreement limiting offensive nuclear weapons. But the
"center" agrees with the American people that the President has signed nuclear
weapons limitation agreements which are in the longrange best interests of the
United States. overwhelming approval of the ABM agreement
in the Senate and of the offensive weapons agreement in both houses of Congress.
I personally agree with the President's policy of nuclear sufficiency, as
reiterated in his address to the Joint Se ssion of Congress,
I
agree
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the SALT agreements became possible only because we negotiated from a position of
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OUTLINES
SPECIAL TU THEX PORTLAND OBSERVER
PORTLAND SENIORS VISIT NATION'S CAPITAL -- Portland High School's 44
seniors, accompanied by five sponsors, visited Washington, D.C., last week
after spending a day in Philadelphia and two days in New York. The class
arrived in the Nation's capital the evening of June 1 and departed for home
in the late afternoon June 2 after touring the city and the Capitol building.
Here they are shown on the steps of the U.S. House of Representatives with,
at lower right, left to right, Mrs. Jan Perry, Miss Sally Narhi, Congressmenx
Mrs. Thomas Campbell, Congressman Gerald R. Ford and D.D.
Dudley.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Tuesday, June 6, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I welcome the appeals court decision in the Richmond school case.
This is the first encouraging court action with regard to the busing problem.
I hope this decision will be the forerunner of like decisions by other
courts.
I trust it will have an impact on cases in Michigan and elsewhere.
###
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
Tuesday, June 6, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I welcome the appeals court decision in the Richmond school case.
This is the first encouraging court action with regard to the busing problem.
I hope this decision will be the forerunner of like decisions by other
courts.
I trust it will have an impact on cases in Michigan and elsewhere.
###
LIBRARY
NEWS
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 P.M. TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1972, AND THEREAFTER--
Congressman Gerald R. Ford will leave the United States June 23 on a
two-week trip to the People's Republic of China which the State Department calls
"a pathfinder mission on the part of the House of Representatives."
Ford will be joined on the trip by House Majority Leader Hale Boggs, D-La.
The two congressmen's wives will accompany them. The House leaders are making the
trip at the invitation of the Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs and
the request of President Nixon.
William Brown, deputy director of the China Desk at the State Department,
said the Ford-Boggs trip will "continue the dialogue begun by President Nixon and
entered into by Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott and will open wider
the door to China that was swung open by the President."
Brown, who will go to China with Ford and Boggs, said the House leaders'
trip to China "could lead to further exchanges in the medical, scientific, sports
and academic fields." It will, he said, contribute to further normalization of
Sino-American relations.
Ford and Boggs hope to meet with high-level Chinese leaders on their trip,
including Chinese Premier Chou En-lai. Plans also call for visits to industrial
plants and agricultural communes, as well as historical and cultural sites.
Ford and Boggs will depart from Andrews Air Force Base in a military jet at
10 a.m. June 23. They are scheduled to arrive in Shanghai June 26 after stopovers
at Hickam Field, Honolulu, and at Guam.
Their tentative itinerary in China includes Peking, Shanghai, Canton, and
various rural areas. They will leave Canton by rail for Hong Kong on July 4.
Ford and Boggs are due to arrive back at Andrews Air Force Base the evening of
July 7.
Ford and Boggs will report to the House of Representatives and to the
President after their return.
Ford will take three staff members with him: Administrative Assistant
Frank Meyer, Legislative Assistant Robert Hartmann, and Press Secretary Paul
Miltich.
###
GERALD LIBRARY
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Wuklies 6/9/72
Dady 6/12/12
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1972
All summer long Stephen Elkins of Grand Rapids will be literally rubbing
elbows with men and women who are making the Nation's laws.
Steven, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Elkins, 2550 Northville Drive, N.E.,
is a "summer page" in the U.S. House of Representatives by appointment of Rep.
Gerald R. Ford.
Pages serve primarily as messengers, carrying material between the Capitol
and congressmen's offices and congressional committees. The boys also prepare the
desks, seats or bench in the congressional chambers for the day's work. During the
daily sessions, they run errands for individual congressmen.
As the minority party, the Republicans are privileged to appoint only five of
the 51 pages who assist members of the House of Representatives. The Democrats name
the remaining 46 from among their own constituents. However, the Democrats permit
the Republicans to appoint temporary summer pages.
Last February, at a Lincoln Day Dinner in Grand Rapids, Steve and his parents
told Ford about Steve's ambition to serve as a page in Washington this summer.
Steve said he wanted to be a page because a page becomes part of U.S. history
in the making.
Ford moved to make Steve a page, his first such appointment.
"I feel Stephen's experience as a page will be not only educational but also
stimulating and inspiring," Ford said.
Steven has now been a page since June 1, just long enough to "get his feet
wet." His term as a page will run until August 18.
Asked how he likes his job, Steve said: "I'm quite impressed with it. It's
a lot of fun but it's also a lot of work. You see important people all the time,
and it's really interesting. To me, it's fascinating."
Steve currently is living in Arlington, Va., but will be moving shortly to a
boarding house on East Capitol Str-et where he will be living with F.B.I. men, law
students and other pages.
He believes his page experience will be invaluable because he is thinking
about going into law and perhaps eventually into politics. He will be a senior
next fall at Northview High School.
###
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1972
All summer long Stephen Elkins of Grand Rapids will be literally rubbing
elbows with men and women who are making the Nation's laws.
Steven, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce L. Elkins, 2550 Northville Drive, N.E.,
is a "summer page" in the U.S. House of Representatives by appointment of Rep.
Gerald R. Ford.
Pages serve primarily as messengers, carrying material between the Capitol
and congressmen's offices and congressional committees. The boys also prepare the
desks, seats or bench in the congressional chambers for the day's work. During the
daily sessions, they run errands for individual congressmen.
As the minority party, the Republicans are privileged to appoint only five of
the 51 pages who assist members of the House of Representatives. The Democrats name
the remaining 46 from among their own constituents. However, the Democrats permit
the Republicans to appoint temporary summer pages.
Last February, at a Lincoln Day Dinner in Grand Rapids, Steve and his parents
told Ford about Steve's ambition to serve as a page in Washington this summer.
Steve said he wanted to be a page because a page becomes part of U.S. history
in the making.
Ford moved to make Steve a page, his first such appointment.
"I feel Stephen's experience as a page will be not only educational but also
stimulating and inspiring,' Ford said.
Steven has now been a page since June 1, just long enough to "get his feet
wet." His term as a page will run until August 18.
Asked how he likes his job, Steve said: "I'm quite impressed with it. It's
a lot of fun but it's also a lot of work. You see important people all the time,
and it's really interesting. To me, it's fascinating."
Steve currently is living in Arlington, Va., but will be moving shortly to a
boarding house on East Capitol Str-et where he will be living with F.B.I. men, law
students and other pages.
He believes his page experience will be invaluable because he is thinking
about going into law and perhaps eventually into politics. He will be a senior
next fall at Northview High School.
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SUMMER PAGE -- Stephen Elkins of Grand Rapids, appointed a summer page
in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, is shown chatting
with his sponsor.
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and congressmen's offices and congressional committees. The boys also prepare the
desks, seats or bench in the congressional chambers for the day's work. During the
daily sessions, they run errands for individual congressmen.
As the minority party, the Republicans are privileged to appoint only five of
the 51 pages who assist members of the House of Representatives. The Democrats name
the remaining 46 from among their own constituents. However, the Democrats permit
the Republicans to appoint temporary summer pages.
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Folder: June- December, 1972
By Denne Lakony % Date mardid 1972
NLFP - 11/4/77
6/21/72
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, to be placed in the Congressional Record
Mr. Speaker, now that we have approved and sent to the White House
a landmark education bill, it seems appropriate that we should address
ourselves to the Salute to Education being planned by the National
Education Association.
I am pleased to join in this Salute to Education because the primary
thrust of it is a salute to that most outstanding and precious individual
in our midst, the dedicated and devoted teacher.
I have fond memories of several teachers, going back to my high
school days. These were teachers who would have had a tremendous impact
on my life whether the classroom in which they held forth was excellently
equipped or poorly furnished. It was the personality and the spirit of
the teacher that sparkled. They loved to teach, and they found every boy
and girl a challenge--an individual to be inspired to achieve his greatest
potential.
This, of course, is the basic objective of education--to develop the
potential of the young, to encourage them to accept responsibility and to
channel their creative idealism productively... for the good of themselves,
their families, their community, and the Nation.
Many of our teachers are doing an excellent job. This is one of
the reasons young people today are more knowledgeable about national and
international affairs than was any previous generation.
In my view, the teacher is the most important individual in a
community. It is he or she who is entrusted with the most precious resource
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our community and Nation possess--our our young people. So it is that teachers
need to be dedicated, inspirational, judicious, patient and firm. Theirs
must be the spirit of genuine dedication, and this must be the spirit of
education.
I hope this spirit of dedication will spread ever farther and
faster as we carry out this month this Salute to Education and to our
nation's teachers.
...
SaluteTo
Education
1201 Sixteenth Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 833-4000
June 9, 1972
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford
House Office Building
Washington, D. C. 20515
Dear Mr. Ford:
As you know, the National Education Association is planning to
hold, on June 21, a Salute to Education to which you and several of your
constituents have been invited.
To emphasize the importance of education to a free society, we
are asking the Members of the Congress of the United States to insert
appropriate remarks into the Congressional Record. We are not seeking
tributes to the National Education Association, but rather to education --
or if you choose, to a favorite teacher who influenced your career. It is
our intent to publicize these tributes to education to the teachers
in each Congressional district and state.
I am enclosing a fact sheet outlining the kind of thing we would
like to see in the Record. Remarks should be about 150 to 200 words in
length.
We hope you will welcome this opportunity to join in the Salute
to Education. We are looking forward to seeing you at the reception and
art exhibit on June 21 at the Sheraton Park, 5:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Sincerely,
Stanley S. McFarland
GERALD R.FORD
SJM/ca
Director of Government Relations
Enclosure
National Education Association
Donald E. Morrison
Nelson L. Kreuze
George Gumeson
Wade Wilson
Allan M. West
President, NEA
NEA Exec. Committee
NEA Exec. Committee
NEA Exec. Committee
Deputy Exec. Secretary, NEA
Mrs. Catharine Barrett,
Donald Blakeslee
Mrs. Roberta F. Hickman
Jim A. Roady
Stanley J. McFarland
President-Elect, NEA
NEA Exec. Committee
NEA Exec. Committee
President, ACT
Asst. Exec. Secretary
Mrs. Helen P. Bain
Nicholas E. Duff
Ester F. Wilfong
Sam M. Lambert
Thomas J. McLernon
NEA Exec. Committee
NEA Exec. Committee
NEA Exec. Committee
Exec. Secretary, NEA
Asst. Exec. Secretary
HIGHLIGHTS: 1971-72 AND 1970-71 ESTIMATES
STATISTICS OF PUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL SYSTEMS
SCHOOL
YEAR
CHANGE
1971-72
1970-71
AMOUNT
PERCENT
BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
TOTAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
17,218
17,662
-444
-2.5
OPERATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
16,920
17,138
-218
-1.3
NONOPERATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS
288
511
-223
-43.6
PUPIL ENROLLMENT
FALL-TOTAL
46,168,540
45,894,313
274,227
.6
ELEMENTARY
28,069,411
28,109,090
-39,679
-.1
SECONDARY
18,099,129
17,785,223
313,906
1.8
CUMULATIVE--TOTAL
48,204,104
47,863,380
340,724
.7
ELEMENTARY
29,514,170
29,502,572
11,598
.0
SECONDARY
18,689,934
18,360,808
329,126
1.8
AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP
45,663,748
45,393,630
270,118
.6
AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
42,626,558
42,434,720
191,838
.5
NUMBER OF HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES
2,733,156
2,668,094
65,062
2.4
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
2,328,285
2,297,015
31,270
1.4
CLASSROOM TEACHERS
TOTAL
2,089,623
2,062,243
27,380
1.3
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1,138,418
1,130,347
8,071
.7
SECONDARY SCHOOL
951,205
931,896
19,309
2.1
MEN TEACHERS
692,618
677,268
15,350
2.3
WOMEN TEACHERS
1,397,005
1,384,975
12,030
.9
AVERAGE ANNUAL SALARIES
INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF
10,146
9,698
448
4.6
ALL CLASSROOM TEACHERS
9,690
9,269
421
4.5
ELEMENTARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS
9,420
9,021
399
4.4
SECONDARY-SCHOOL TEACHERS
10,015
9,568
447
4.7
RECEIPTS (IN THOUSANDS)
TOTAL REVENUE AND NONREVENUE RECEIPTS
50,127,357
47,743,849
2,383,508
5.0
REVENUE RECEIPTS BY SOURCE
TOTAL
46,644,623
43,438,439
3,206,184
7.4
FEDERAL
3,305,707
3,128,831
176,876
5.7
STATE
19,062,836
17,371,452
1,691,384
9.7
LOCAL, INTERMEDIATE, AND OTHER
24,276,080
22,938,156
1,337,924
5.8
NONREVENUE RECEIPTS
3,482,734
4,305,410
-822,676
-19.1
EXPENDITURES (IN THOUSANDS)
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
46,804,382
43,716,076
3,088,306
7.1
CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR ELEMENTARY AND
SECUNDARY DAY SCHOOLS
39,589,764
36,852,065
2,737,699
7.4
CURRENT EXPENDITURES FOR OTHER PROGRAMS
(COMMUNITY SERVICES, COMMUNITY COLLEGES,
ADULT EDUCATION, ETC.) WHEN OPERATED
BY LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
1,202,515
1,112,235-
90,280
8.1
CAPITAL OUTLAY
4,500,157
4,333,001
167,156
3.9
INTEREST ON SCHOOL DEBT
1,511,946
1,418,775
93,171
6.6
CURRENT EXPENDITURE FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECOND-
ARY DAY SCHOOLS PER PUPIL
IN AVERAGE DAILY MEMBERSHIP
867
812
55
6.8
IN AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE
929
868
61
7.0
NEA Research Division
Distribution: Gallinies 6pm 6/22/72
M Office Capy
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
June 22, 1972
Ror Release Upon Passage of the Federal Revenue Sharing Act
In approving Federal revenue sharing, the House has passed a sorely-needed
local tax relief bill. This is a great day for the American people.
This legislation, originally proposed by President Nixon, will materially
assist our financially hard-pressed states and local units of government. This
will relieve the pressure for increases in state and local taxes. The local
taxpayer will benefit.
Revenue sharing is a revolutionary new way to attack the problems of our
cities. It will provide our cities with a fresh source of broad-purpose funds
that can be used to fulfill their most urgent needs.
If the Senate does not pass this legislation this year, it will be derelict
in its duty.
###
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
June 22, 1972
Ror Release Upon Passage of the Federal Revenue Sharing Act
In approving Federal revenue sharing, the House has passed a sorely-needed
local tax relief bill. This is a great day for the American people.
This legislation, originally proposed by President Nixon, will materially
assist our financially hard-pressed states and local units of government. This
will relieve the pressure for increases in state and local taxes. The local
taxpayer will benefit.
Revenue sharing is a revolutionary new way to attack the problems of our
cities. It will provide our cities with a fresh source of broad-purpose funds
that can be used to fulfill their most urgent needs.
If the Senate does not pass this legislation this year, it will be derelict
in its duty.
###
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
NEWS
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-
July 14, 1972
(Note: William F. Pyper, recently retired chief of the Washington Bureau of Booth
Newspapers, Inc., died last night. The following is comment by Rep. Ford on Mr. Pyper's
death.)
I wish to express my profound regret over the death of Bill Pyper.
Bill W 88 one of the finest men ever to serve in the Washington pre SS corps.
He was eminently fair. He was interested first and foremost in getting a good
story, not in advancing his own point of view. In that respect, Bill was the
embodiment of "the old school of journalism." Bill was a newspaperman for more
than 40 years and a Washington correspondent for 27 years, including 15 years as
chief of Booth Newspapers' Washington Bureau. He devoted his life to newspaper
work. Those of us who knew him well held him in highest esteem. My wife, Betty,
and I extend our deepest condolences to Mrs. Pyper and to the Pyper children.
#####
FORD is LIBRARY 07V939
MEMO TO:
Mr. Ford
FROM:
Paul
DATE:
Saturday, July 22
11:50 a.m.
After 12:30, please call following statement in to 333-0390,
Committee for Re-election of the President:
"Spiro Agnew will add strength to the Republican ticket in 1972,
as he did in 1968. The President was wise not to split up a
winning team. The Vice President has been forthright and courageous
and deserves wide-spread support."
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MEMO TO:
Mr. Ford
FROM:
Paul
DATE:
Saturday, July 22
11:50 a.m.
After 12:30, please call following statement in to 333-0390,
Committee for Re-election of the President:
"Spiro Agnew will add strength to the Republican ticket in 1972,
as he did in 1968. The President was wise not to split up a
winning team. The Vice President has been forthright and courageous
and deserves wide-spread support."
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
July 26, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives.
The President has spoken out at just the right time and has taken just the
right tone in appealing now for Congress to exercise spending restraint.
I personally take heart from the fact that the House last week turned down
the $5 billion pork barrel bill thrust upon us by a House Banking and Currency
Committee majority. Rejection of that bill was a victory for fiscal responsibility
and the taxpayer and a defeat for politics as usual.
I join with the President in urging my colleagues in the Congress to hold
expenditures this fiscal year to the level proposed in the budget.
To do so will be to strike a blow against inflation and in favor of fiscal
soundness.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
July 26, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, Minority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives.
The President has spoken out at just the right time and has taken just the
right tone in appealing now for Congress to exercise spending restraint.
I personally take heart from the fact that the House last week turned down
the $5 billion pork barrel bill thrust upon us by a House Banking and Currency
Committee majority. Rejection of that bill was a victory for fiscal responsibility
and the taxpayer and a defeat for politics as usual.
I join with the President in urging my colleagues in the Congress to hold
expenditures this fiscal year to the level proposed in the budget.
To do so will be to strike a blow against inflation and in favor of fiscal
soundness.
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7/26/72
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, to be placed tan the Congressional Record
Mr. Speaker, this month the Order of Ahepa celebrates the Golden
Anniversary of its founding and thus marks a half century during which its
mem bers have contributed greatly to the betterment of life in America.
Mr. Speaker, the Order of Ahepa, which was established July 26, 1922,
in Atlanta, Ga., is easily one of the most outstanding fraternal organisations
in the United States.
Everyone with any knowledge of Greek history and of Greek-Americans
Knows of the splendid work being done by Ahepa and of the lofty aims and
objectives of its members.
Perhaps the words of the vise lawmaker, Solon, testify most vividly
to the excellent citizenship of Ahepa members. Said Solon: "Many evil men
are rich, and good men poor, but we shall not exchange with them our excellence
for riches."
Certainly the philosophy of Ahepa members is exemplified by the remark
of Aesop, when he said: "No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever
wasted."
Ahepa's contributions to worthy causes are legion. And in the fore-
front of this effort is the Ahepa Chapter at Grand Rapids, Mich., headed by
Fred Falkinburg, and Ahepa District 10 Lodge, which has George F. Kourfadas
of Livonia as its governor. Ahepa members have always shown a keen interest
in civic endeavor and community improvement. To be a member of Ahepa is to
be a stellar citizen. One of my oldest and dearest friends, Alex DeMar of
Grand Rapids, Mich., has been an outstanding member of Ahepa for many, many
years.
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Mr. Speaker, at this time I would like to salute Ahepa for a
half-century of accomplishment. Ahepans everywhere may take pride in
their organization and all it has achieved...in the field of education
and in other areas. May Ahepa's next 50 years be even more golden and
fruitful!
...
NEWS
CONGRESSMAN
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 28, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I am deeply saddened by the death of Sen. Allen Ellender. The Nation has
lost an outstanding legislator and I have lost a close personal friend.
Having formerly served on the House Appropriations Committee, I knew Sen.
Ellender well. He was ble sed with great good sense and he used that gift for
the benefit of the American people. He was chary about spending the people's
money. He was a friend to every taxpayer.
Sen. Ellender rejoiced in his long and distinguished career--because he was
dedicated to public service. My gue SS is that he died happy, because he died in
the service of his country.
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7/28/72
SPECIAL TO THE ROCKFORD REGISTER
7040
WASHINGTON STUDY -- Miss Catherine Ann Bonney of Weller, Rockford,
has completed a three-week stint as a volunteer in the Washington office
of Rep. Gerald R. Ford. Cathy worked in Congressman Ford's office while
attending a summer seminar on the American Legislative Process sponsored
by the Washington Workshops Foundation. She is returning to Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, where she is a sophomore.
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7/28/72
SPECIAL TO THE GRANDVILLE STAR
COMPLETES INTERNSHIP - Orville Prins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham
Prins, 3230 South Ottawa, Grandville, has just completed a month of
internship in the Washington office of Rep. Gerald R. Ford. Orville will
be returning this fall to Calvin College, where he is a sophomore. He
says he enjoyed becoming acquainted with the workings of a congre ssional
office and feels he benefited greatly from the experience.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 1, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I am pleased that the House Rules Committee has voted to take the proposed
anti-busing Constitutional Amendment away from the House Judiciary Committee and
bring it to the House Floor for a vote. I strongly support the proposed
amendment.
However, it will take perhaps as long as two years to bring about
ratification of the anti-busing amendment. It is therefore urgent that the Rules
Committee also discharge the President's busing moratorium legislation from the
Judiciary Committee and allow the House to work its will on that bill.
The moratorium bill would have immediate effect, estopping all action on
forced busing until the Congress can lay down school desegregation guidelines
for the courts, as in the bill now before the House Education and Labor Committee.
This Congress should not adjourn until it has enacted busing moratorium
and guidelines legislation, as well as approving a proposed Constitutional
Amendment to ban forced busing to achieve racial balance.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 1, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I am pleased that the House Rules Committee has voted to take the proposed
anti-busing Constitutional Amendment away from the House Judiciary Committee and
bring it to the House Floor for a vote. I strongly support the proposed
amendment.
However, it will take perhaps as long as two years to bring about
ratification of the anti-busing amendment. It is therefore urgent that the Rules
Committee also discharge the President's busing moratorium legislation from the
Judiciary Committee and allow the House to work its will on that bill.
The moratorium bill would have immediate effect, estopping all action on
forced busing until the Congress can lay down school desegregation guidelines
for the courts, as in the bill now before the House Education and Labor Committee.
This Congress should not adjourn until it has enacted busing moratorium
and guidelines legislation, as well as approving a proposed Constitutional
Amendment to ban forced busing to achieve racial balance.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON--
August 2, 1972
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, Republican Leader, U.S. House of Representatives,
prepared for delivery on the floor of the House Wednesday, August 2, 1972.
Mr. Speaker, of late there has been speculation as to when price and wage
controls would end. I submit that such speculation is premature. It will take
some time before our control objectives are fully realized.
However, let me emphasize that our price and wage controls are working
despite the fact they are limited in nature and that enforcement does not require
a huge bureaucracy.
I say they are working because the facts show that the rate of inflation
has greatly slackened during the nearly 12 months that controls have been in
effect.
We have experienced a decline of about 30 per cent in the rate of increase
in consumer prices when we compare the control period with the period in 1971
before the freeze. The rate of increase of consumer prices has declined from
4.7 per cent to 2.2 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 1971 to the 2nd quarter of
1972. At the same time we have seen a rapid rise in production, employment and
productivity. I believe price and wage controls contributed to that marked
improvement in the economy.
Most importantly, real spendable weekly wages began to rise in 1971, and
the rate of rise has quickened over the past four quarters. For the average
production worker in the private nonfarm economy, the increase over a year ago
is 4.1 per cent. That compares with an average annual increase of 1.3 per cent
from 1960 to 1968.
Mr. Speaker, the Administration's system of price and wage controls is
working--and as a result the financial well-being of the American working man
is much improved.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON--
August 2, 1972
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, Republican Leader, U.S. House of Representatives,
prepared for delivery on the floor of the House Wednesday, August 2, 1972.
Mr. Speaker, of late there has been speculation as to when price and wage
controls would end. I submit that such speculation is premature. It will take
some time before our control objectives are fully realized.
However, let me emphasize that our price and wage controls are working
despite the fact they are limited in nature and that enforcement does not require
a huge bureaucracy.
I say they are working because the facts show that the rate of inflation
has greatly slackened during the nearly 12 months that controls have been in
effect.
We have experienced a decline of about 30 per cent in the rate of increase
in consumer prices when we compare the control period with the period in 1971
before the freeze. The rate of increase of consumer prices has declined from
4.7 per cent to 2.2 per cent from the 2nd quarter of 1971 to the 2nd quarter of
1972. At the same time we have seen a rapid rise in production, employment and
productivity. I believe price and wage controls contributed to that marked
improvement in the economy.
Most importantly, real spendable weekly wages began to rise in 1971, and
the rate of rise has quickened over the past four quarters. For the average
production worker in the private nonfarm economy, the increase over a year ago
is 4.1 per cent. That compares with an average annual increase of 1.3 per cent
from 1960 to 1968.
Mr. Speaker, the Administration's system of price and wage controls is
working--and as a result the financial well-being of the American working man
is much improved.
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GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON THURSDAY--
August 10, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I have today reintroduced with many additional cosponsors the spending
ceiling bill originally tossed in the hopper on July 27 by Rep. Frank Bow, senior
Republican on the House Appropriations Committee. Names on the bill now number 130.
The fact that 130 members of the House have cosponsored this legislation
indicates strong support for an absolute limit of $250 billion on fiscal 1973
spending. The President has made a strong case for such a spending ceiling. The
Congress must demonstrate a sense of responsibility by endorsing it.
It is understandable that Congress, working on the budget in bits and pieces,
invariably winds up with a total spending chart substantially exceeding that which
the country can afford.
The best answer to such excessive spending is to clap a lid on total
spending in any fiscal year in which Federal outlays threaten the fiscal soundness
of the Nation. The best way to keep the lid on is to hand the President the
responsibility for fitting spending under the ceiling.
The issue is especially urgent in this fiscal year when burgeoning Federal
spending poses the distinct danger of sharply renewed inflation, an upsurge in
consumer prices.
The entire Republican leadership of the House is behind the $250 billion
spending ceiling. The necessity for the ceiling is dramatized by the fact that
appropriations and legislative action by the House and Senate already would boost
spending $15.8 billion over the President's budget requests.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON THURSDAY
August 10, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
I have today reintroduced with many additional cosponsors the spending
ceiling bill originally tossed in the hopper on July 27 by Rep. Frank Bow, senior
Republican on the House Appropriations Committee. Names on the bill now number 130.
The fact that 130 members of the House have cosponsored this legislation
indicates strong support for an absolute limit of $250 billion on fiscal 1973
spending. The President has made a strong case for such a spending ceiling. The
Congress must demonstrate a sense of responsibility by endorsing it.
It is understandable that Congress, working on the budget in bits and pieces,
invariably winds up with a total spending chart substantially exceeding that which
the country can afford.
The best answer to such excessive spending is to clap a lid on total
spending in any fiscal year in which Federal outlays threaten the fiscal soundness
of the Nation. The best way to keep the lid on is to hand the President the
responsibility for fitting spending under the ceiling.
The issue is especially urgent in this fiscal year when burgeoning Federal
spending poses the distinct danger of sharply renewed inflation, an upsurge in
consumer prices.
The entire Republican leadership of the House is behind the $250 billion
spending ceiling. The necessity for the ceiling is dramatized by the fact that
appropriations and legislative action by the House and Senate already would boost
spending $15.8 billion over the President's budget requests.
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GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 11, 1972
Comment on Shriver statement re: Vietnam peace
I challenge Democratic vice-presidential candidate R. Sargent Shriver to
back up his unsupported statement that "Nixon had peace handed to him literally
in his lap" in 1969.
This is a frivolously political statement by a man who had nothing to do
with the Paris peace negotiations and never called attention to those alleged
proposals by the other side while he was ambassador to France under President
Nixon.
Anybody can make the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace--peace on enemy terms.
President Johnson could have made the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace in
1965 simply by letting South Vietnam fall victim to Communist aggression.
The late President Kennedy could have made the McGovern-Shriver kind of
peace in 1962 simply by refusing to send South Vietnam any aid against Communist
aggression.
I don't believe a majority of the American people favor making peace on
enemy terms. I don't believe they want the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace--peace
at any price. I believe they want an honorable peace in Vietnam, the kind of peace
President Nixon is seeking.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 11, 1972
Comment on Shriver statement re: Vietnam peace
I challenge Democratic vice-presidential candidate R. Sargent Shriver to
back up his unsupported statement that "Nixon had peace handed to him literally
in his lap" in 1969.
This is a frivolously political statement by a man who had nothing to do
with the Paris peace negotiations and never called attention to those alleged
proposals by the other side while he was ambassador to France under President
Nixon.
Anybody can make the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace--peace on enemy terms.
President Johnson could have made the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace in
1965 simply by letting South Vietnam fall victim to Communist aggression.
The late President Kennedy could have made the McGovern-Shriver kind of
peace in 1962 simply by refusing to send South Vietnam any aid against Communist
aggression.
I don't believe a majority of the American people favor making peace on
enemy terms. I don't believe they want the McGovern-Shriver kind of peace--peace
at any price. I believe they want an honorable peace in Vietnam, the kind of peace
President Nixon is seeking.
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Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
AUGUST 14, 1972
Attaining the rank of Eagle Scout is an outstanding achievement.
I have always been immensely proud of the fact that I became an Eagle
Scout during my Vergiumed. youth Those who have worked hard to attain Eagle rank
know that it is no small accomplishment. As a matter of fact, only
28 of the 535 members of the 92nd Congress can point to this honor. This
is proof that it does not come easily. To you who have newly entered upon
this rank I say congratulations and best wishes for every future success.
I know you are topflight boys or you would never have "made Eagle."
Again, my sincere congratulations!
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charlene
August 7, 1972
To:
DC
We have received a request for a glossie photo and
a statement about Eagle Scouts from:
Mr. Don Wysoczynski
1420 Hillcrest NW
Grand Rapids 49504
Mr. Wysoczynski is in the process of putting together
a booklet to present to Eagle Scouts as they attain
this rank. Because Mr. Ford is an Eagle Scout he
feels that his photo and a brief statement would be
a fine addition to this booklet. He requested a 4x6
picture, we have 8x10s in this office. I asked him
if an 8x10 would do and he said probably so. Would
you please send to him both the picture and the
statement.
Thank you.
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CONGRESSMAN
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GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 16, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
The Tower-Kemp compromise Republican Convention rule change regarding state
representation at future conventions appears to properly distribute representation
between the small states and the large.
I have long felt that the present bonus system discriminates against the
large states, such as Michigan. The Tower-Kemp compromise eliminates this kind
of discrimination. It seems to me it is fair to both large states and small.
While I cannot speak for the Michigan delegation, I believe the Tower-Kemp
compromise because it is national in scope is worthy of the most careful
consideration by the Convention Rules Subcommittee.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--
August 16, 1972
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
The Tower-Kemp compromise Republican Convention rule change regarding state
representation at future conventions appears to properly distribute representation
between the small states and the large.
I have long felt that the present bonus system discriminates against the
large states, such as Michigan. The Tower-Kemp compromise eliminates this kind
of discrimination. It seems to me it is fair to both large states and small.
While I cannot speak for the Michigan delegation, I believe the Tower-Kemp
compromise because it is national in scope is worthy of the most careful
consideration by the Convention Rules Subcommittee.
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Aug. 17, 1972
[Statement
Remarks by Rep. Gerald R. Ford
It gives me great pleasure to join with other members of the Congress in
honoring the 1972 U.S. Olympic Team. When these finest of American athletes
leave Friday for the 20th Olympiad in Munich, Germany, they will carry the high
hopes of all of their countrymen with them.
We of course have reason to be optimistic about the performance to be
given by our olympic team.
The U.S. team prevailed in olympic competition every four years from the
first modern Olympiad in 1896 through 1932, again in 1948 and 1952 and yet again
in 1964 and 1968. Nine nations took part in the first olympic games in 1896.
Now more than 100 countries compete.
The Russians beat us at Melbourne in 1956 and at Rome in 1960 and I
understand they think they have a good chance to top us at Munich. Looking at
you fine competitors assembeld here, I don't agree with the Russians for a minute.
They may be "operating with secret police efficiency" in their plot to win the
most gold medals at Munich but I don't believe they are going to be able to bring
it off.
The Russians are particularly ganging up on our track and field squad. But
I just bet our track and field stars will walk off with most of the gold.
You know, of course, that we have among our House members a two-time winner
of the Decathlon, Bob Mathias of California. He won the Decathlon in 1948 and
again in 1952. I don't know what kind of shape he is in now after leading the
life of a congressman for six years. But just think! If you win a gold medal
at Munich, you too may become a member of Congress.
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However well you are destined to do, each and every one of us wishes you
the best of luck. And whatever number of medals you win, we know that you will
represent the United States in the finest tradition of the Olympic competition and
help to promote better international understanding. After all, where the Olympics
are concerned, that is really the name of the game.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON--
Wednesday, August 23, 1972
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will inaugurate his post-convention
speaking schedule with an appearance Sunday afternoon at Milwaukee's State Fair Park.
In his first speaking date since the Republican National Convention, Ford
will help Milwaukee County Republicans "roast the donkey" during the kickoff of
their fall campaign.
The Milwaukee speaking engagement is the opening event of Ford's campaign
efforts on behalf of GOP candidates for office in the Nov. 7 election.
Ford's remarks will constitute the only real speech-making at the Donkey
Roast, although GOP candidates for Milwaukee County and Wisconsin state offices
will attend. Ford makes about 200 speeches a year.
Permanent chairman at both the 1972 and 1968 Republican National Conventions,
Ford has been GOP leader in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 1965.
He was also a member of the House GOP Leadership in 1963 and 1964 as chairman of
the House Republican Conference.
Ford has served in the House for 24 years. He was senior Republican on the
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee before becoming House GOP leader. He is
a graduate of the University of Michigan and of Yale University Law School.
The American Political Science Association conferred its Distinguished
Congressional Service Award on Ford in 1961, and the American Good Government
Society presented him with its George Washington Award in 1966. In 1971 the
American Academy of Achievement presented Ford with its Golden Plate Award as one
of 50 "giants of achievement." He has been the recipient of many honorary degrees.
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CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
--FOR RELEASE AT 12 NOON--
Wednesday, August 23, 1972
House Republican Leader Gerald R. Ford will inaugurate his post-convention
speaking schedule with an appearance Sunday afternoon at Milwaukee's State Fair Park.
In his first speaking date since the Republican National Convention, Ford
will help Milwaukee County Republicans "roast the donkey" during the kickoff of
their fall campaign.
The Milwaukee speaking engagement is the opening event of Ford's campaign
efforts on behalf of GOP candidates for office in the Nov. 7 election.
Ford's remarks will constitute the only real speech-making at the Donkey
Roast, although GOP candidates for Milwaukee County and Wisconsin state offices
will attend. Ford makes about 200 speeches a year.
Permanent chairman at both the 1972 and 1968 Republican National Conventions,
Ford has been GOP leader in the U.S. House of Representatives since January 1965.
He was also a member of the House GOP Leadership in 1963 and 1964 as chairman of
the House Republican Conference.
Ford has served in the House for 24 years. He was senior Republican on the
House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee before becoming House GOP leader. He is
a graduate of the University of Michigan and of Yale University Law School.
The American Political Science Association conferred its Distinguished
Congressional Service Award on Ford in 1961, and the American Good Government
Society presented him with its George Washington Award in 1966. In 1971 the
American Academy of Achievement presented Ford with its Golden Plate Award as one
of 50 "giants of achievement." He has been the recipient of many honorary degrees.
###
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Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford on League of Conservation Voters
Ratings 8/23/72.
1. The League says I voted "right" on the Family Planning Act of 1970.
2. & 3. The League contends I voted wrong on two questions involving
the Supersonic Transport, the SST. By the time the debate on the SST
neared an end, the environmental objections to the SST were so weak that
SST opponents abandoned such arguments and instead opposed the SST on
grounds that it was not economically feasible. My position was that the
environmental objections to the SST had largely been met and that in
any case these questions could be conclusively answered only if the SST
prototypes were built. If, after construction of the prototypes, the
environmental objections could not be met, I was then prepared to concede
that the SST program should not proceed. However, I did not believe that
at the prototype stage the program should be abandoned and the United
States be consigned to second place in aeronautical technology, with the
consequent loss of future commercial aircraft sales and the relinquish-
ment of its supremacy in the aeronautical field.
4. & 5. The League also contends I voted wrong on two questions involving
construction of the District of Columbia subway system. I voted to hold
up subway funds but not because I was opposed to the subway project. I
favor the so-called Metro System. But I also wanted to see the Three
Sisters Bridge built over the Potomac River in order to relieve Washington
area traffic congestion. There are those who argued against holding the
subway project hostage to get the Three Sisters Bridge built, but it seemed
to me the strategy made sense.
6. The League maintains I voted wrong on the Reuss Amendment to prohibit
the use of funds to start new stream channelisation projects. The facts
are that the Soil Conservation Service had already (on Feb. 4, 1971)
issued a memo ordering that no channelization work could proceed except
that which would have minor or no known adverse environmental effects.
The SCS established a moratorium on all other projects involving
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stream channelization work. The SCS was in the process of reevaluating
all of its programs and practices to make sure the impact on the environ-
ment was beneficial. This is a phony issue.
7. The League contends I voted wrong on the Skubitz Amendment to the
Atomic Energy Commission authorization bill. The amendment would have
deleted a $3.5 million item for the purchase of an abandoned salt mine
to be used for burial of radioactive atomic wastes. I voted against the
Skubitz Amendment because the AEC had pledged that if the research and
demonstration at the salt mine did not meet reasonable standards before
commercial operations were begun, the project would be cancelled. The
proposed land purchase simply would have allowed the AEC to continue
research aimed at determining whether it would be safe "for all time" to
store the high level radioactive material in the mine. If so, the title
to the land would have been secure and storage could have proceeded.
8. The League says I voted wrong on the Mink Amendment to the Public
Works and AEC appropriations bill. The Mink Amendment would have
blocked the Project Canikin nuclear blast at Amchitka Island, Alaska.
In my view, the fears of the Project Canikin opponents were groundless.
And, subsequently, carrying out of the blast proved that this was so.
The blast took place and none of the dire effects predicted for it
occurred.
9. The League says I voted right on the Clark Amendment to the Public
Works and AEC appropriations bill--to delete $100,000 for a restudy of
the Dickey-Lincoln Dam.
10. I was absent during the vote on Oct. 20, 1971, on the Udall-Saylor
Amendment to the Alaskan Natives Land Claims Bill. At 4:30 that after-
noon I was introducing Mrs. Nixon at a cornerstone laying ceremony at
the Capitol Hill Club.
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11. 12. & 13. The League contends I voted wrong on the Federal
Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1971 and two amendments thereto.
The League is mistaken in arguing that the Environmental Pesticide
Control Act of 1971 is weak legislation. It is far stronger than
existing law and it strikes a healthy balance between the needs of the
farmer and the consumer, and the desires of environmentalists. If we
were to go as far in the control of pesticides as environmentalists
wish, we would risk forfeiting many of the qualitative and quantitative
gains the American farmer has made in the 20th century.
14. The League contends I voted wrong on the Pickle Amendment to the
Federal Election Campaign Practices Act. This is not an environmental
issue and has no place in a listing of key environmental votes.
15. The League says I voted right on the Danielson Amendment to the
Federal Election Campaign Practices Act. This is not an environmental
issue and has no place in a listing on key environmental votes.
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Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford on League of Conservation Voters
Ratings - 8/23/72.
1. The League says I voted "right" on the Family Planning Act of 1970.
2. & 3. The League contends I voted wrong on two questions involving
the Supersonic Transport, the SST. By the time the debate on the SST
neared an end, the environmental objections to the SST were so weak that
SST opponents abandoned such arguments and instead opposed the SST on
grounds that it was not economically feasible. My position was that the
environmental objections to the SST had largely been met and that in
any case these questions could be conclusively answered only if the SST
prototypes were built. If, after construction of the prototypes, the
environmental objections could not be met, I was then prepared to concede
that the SST program should not proceed. However, I did not believe that
at the prototype stage the program should be abandoned and the United
States be consigned to second place in aeronautical technology, with the
consequent loss of future commercial aircraft sales and the relinquish-
ment of its supremacy in the aeronautical field.
4. & 5. The League also contends I voted wrong on two questions involving
construction of the District of Columbia subway system. I voted to hold
up subway funds but not because I was opposed to the subway project. I
favor the so-called Metro System. But I also wanted to see the Three
Sisters Bridge built over the Potomac River in order to relieve Washington
area traffic congestion. There are those who argued against holding the
subway project hostage to get the Three Sisters Bridge built, but it seemed
to me the strategy made sense.
6. The League maintains I voted wrong on the Reuss Amendment to prohibit
the use of funds to start new stream channelization projects. The facts
are that the Soil Conservation Service had already (on Feb. 4, 1971)
issued a memo ordering that no channelization work could proceed except
that which would have minor or no known adverse environmental effects.
The SCS established a moratorium on all other projects involving
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stream channelization work. The SCS was in the process of reevaluating
all of its programs and practices to make sure the impact on the environ-
ment was beneficial. This is a phony issue.
7. The League contends I voted wrong on the Skubitz Amendment to the
Atomic Energy Commission authorization bill. The amendment would have
deleted a $3.5 million item for the purchase of an abandoned salt mine
to be used for burial of radioactive atomic wastes. I voted against the
Skubitz Amendment because the AEC had pledged that if the research and
demonstration at the salt mine did not meet reasonable standards before
commercial operations were begun, the project would be cancelled. The
proposed land purchase simply would have allowed the AEC to continue
research aimed at determining whether it would be safe "for all time" to
store the high level radioactive material in the mine. If so, the title
to the land would have been secure and storage could have proceeded.
8. The League says I voted wrong on the Mink Amendment to the Public
Works and AEC appropriations bill. The Mink Amendment would have
blocked the Project Canikin nuclear blast at Amchitka Island, Alaska.
In my view, the fears of the Project Canikin opponents were groundless.
And, subsequently, carrying out of the blast proved that this was so.
The blast took place and none of the dire effects predicted for it
occurred.
9. The League says I voted right on the Clark Amendment to the Public
Works and AEC appropriations bill--to delete $100,000 for a restudy of
the Dickey-Lincoln Dam.
10. I was absent during the vote on Oct. 20, 1971, on the Udall-Saylor
Amendment to the Alaskan Natives Land Claims Bill. At 4:30 that after-
noon I was introducing Mrs. Nixon at a cornerstone laying ceremony at
the Capitol Hill Club.
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11. 12. & 13. The League contends I voted wrong on the Federal
Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1971 and two amendments thereto.
The League is mistaken in arguing that the Environmental Pesticide
Control Act of 1971 is weak legislation. It is far stronger than
existing law and it strikes a healthy balance between the needs of the
farmer and the consumer, and the desires of environmentalists. If we
were to go as far in the control of pesticides as environmentalists
wish, we would risk forfeiting many of the qualitative and quantitative
gains the American farmer has made in the 20th century.
14. The League contends I voted wrong on the Pickle Amendment to the
Federal Election Campaign Practices Act. This is not an environmental
issue and has no place in a listing of key environmental votes.
15. The League says I voted right on the Danielson Amendment to the
Federal Election Campaign Practices Act. This is not an environmental
issue and has no place in a listing on key environmental votes.
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FORD LIBRARY & SERVID
8/25/72
Statement by Rep. Gerald R. Ford re: Death of Frank Meyer
Frank Meyer's death is a terrible personal blow to me. I ha "never known
a more
dedicated, kindly, high-minded, cooperative and completely
loyal person. I have lost a wonderful staff member and my constituents in
the Fifth Congressional District have lost a devoted servant. In my judgment,
Frank Meyer was the finest administrative assistant on Capitol Hill. Frank's
associates in the administrative field looked upon him as the best. He was
outstanding insevery respect, whether he was dealing with the White House or
with a constituent.
Mrs. Ford and I extend our deepest condolences to Frank's wife, Bertha,
and to the four Meyer children.
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