rate with the traffic forecasts used to justify freeways and major arterial roadways. Provision for transit and highway facilities in the same roadway, permissible under present law and already tested in several cases, should be encouraged whenever more effective transportation will result. Moreover, I have requested the Secretary of Commerce to consider favorably the reservation of special highway lanes for buses during peak traffic hours whenever comprehensive transportation plans indicate that this is desirable. To permit the State highway departments greater flexibility in the use of Federal-aid highway funds to meet urban transportation needs. I further recommend that the Federal-aid highway law be amended to permit more extensive use of Federal-aid secondary funds for extensions of the secondary system in urban areas. I have asked the Secretary of Commerce and the Housing and Home Finance Administrator to consult regularly regarding administration of the highway and urban mass transportation programs, and to report to me annually on the progress of their respective programs, on the needs for further coordination, and on possibilities for improvement. (D) Relocation assistance Last year in a message to the Congress on the Federal-aid highway program, I called attention to the problems of families displaced by new highway construction and proposed that the Federal highway law be amended to require assistance to such families in finding decent housing at reasonable cost. The need for such assistance to alleviate unnecessary hardship is still urgent. The Secretary of Commerce has estimated that, under the interstate highway program alone, 15,000 families and 1,500 businesses are being displaced each year, and the proposed urban mass transportation program will further increase the number of persons affected. The programs To move toward equity among the various federally assisted causing displacement, I recommend that assistance and requirements similar to those now applicable to the urban renewal program be authorized for the Federal-aid highway program and the urban mass transportation program. Legislation is being submitted to authorize payments of not to exceed $200 in the case of individuals and families and $3,000 (or if greater, the total certified actual moving expenses) in the case of business concerns or nonprofit organizations displaced as a result of land acquisitions under these programs. (E) Mass transit research and demonstra tions Further, I believe that progress will be most rapid and long lasting if the Federal Government contributes to economic and technological research in the field of urban mass transportation. These research activities should be an integral part of the research program described later in this message. Important parts of this program should be carried out by the Housing Administrator directly, through contract with other Federal agencies, private research organizations, universities, and other competent bodies, or through the allocation of funds to local public agencies for approved programs. To facilitate this approach, I recommend that the $25 million authorized last year for demonstration grants be made available for broad research and development undertakings, as well as demonstration projects, which have general applicability throughout the Nation. That amount, plus an additional $10 million from the proposed capital grant funds for each of the years 1963, 1964, and 1965 should suffice for these purposes. These funds, together with research funds available under the Federal-aid highway program, can contribute to substantial advances in urban transportation. (F) Interstate compacts Finally, since transportation in many urban areas is an interstate problem. I recommend that legislation be enacted to give congressional approval in advance for interstate compacts for the establishment of agencies to carry out transportation and other regional functions in urban areas extending across State lines. PART III. INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORTATION We should endeavor, to the maximum extent feasible, to (a) gear international transportation investments to the requirements of our peacetime international trade and travel, and (b) provide incentives to users that will channel traffic to those forms of transportation that provide desirable service at the lowest total cost. The most critical problems associated with these policies are in the national defense area. Determination must be made as to whether the number and types of ships and aircraft adequate to meet long-range peacetime needs are also adequate to meet probable military emergencies, and if they are not, how best to meet these additional requirements. (A) Merchant marine In the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, the U.S. Government made a new start on the vexing problems of the American failure to improve its condition both merchant marine in the face of repeated before and after World War I. Subsequently, other aids in the form of cargo preference legislation, various "tradeout," "trade-in," and tax incentives devised to stimulate new construction, and a mortgage insurance program with up to 87%-percent Federal guarantees were added to the arsenal of protection against the industry's exposure to low-cost for eign competition. In spite of these aids, subsidies required for both construction and operations under the 1936 act have steadily increased. Operating subsidies will rise from $49 million in 1950 to over $225 million in 1963. Ship construction costs in U.S. yards are now approximately double those in Japanese and German yards. For this reason and because of an acceleration of the program beginning in 1956 to replace war-built cargo ships, Federal expenditures for new ship construction will rise to a postwar high of $112 million in 1963. At my request, the Secretary of Commerce has undertaken a study of the current problems of the American merchant marine. marine. This review will involve such specific issues as the state of coastal and intercoastal shipping and the costs of service to our noncontiguous territories. It will also consider more fundamental questions of long-term adjustment: Are the criteria adopted in 1936 as guides to the establishment of essential trade routes and services relevant for the future? Are these alternatives to the existing techniques for providing financial assistance which would benefit (a) the public in terms of better service and lower rates and (b) the operators in terms of higher profits, more freedom for management initiative and more incentive for privately financed research search and development efforts are most and technological advance? What relikely to increase the competitiveness of our merchant marine? Can defense readiness requirements be met adequately by greater reliance on the reserve fleet and the ships of our allies under NATO agreements? Would a smaller reserve fleet be adequate? Are the international arrangements pursuant to which world shipping operations are carried on conducive to the stability of the industry, fair but effective competition and adequate service? I have also asked the Secretary of Defense to provide the Secretary of Commerce with estimates, under a range of assumptions as to military emergencies, of what active and reserve tonnages of merchant shipping should be maintained in the interest of national security. In addition, I have established a Cabinetlevel committee, chaired by the Secretary of Labor, whose study will include the flags of convenience and cargo preference issues. When the findings and conclusions of these studies become available, I shall send to the Congress appropriate specific recommendations concerning our maritime program. In the meantime, I have directed the Secretary of Commerce to implement fully section 212(d) of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, for securing preference to vessels of U.S. registry in the movement of commodities in our waterborne foreign commerce; and I have directed all executive branch agencies to comply fully with the purpose of our cargo preference laws. I have also recommended a stepped-up research program for developing ways and means of increasing the competitive efficiency of our merchant marine and related industries. Of particular significance in this effort will be the application of the principles of mass production, and the standardization of ship types and ship components, for reduction in the cost of new vessel construction. Also, I am urging that sound development in technology and automation be applied to merchant shipping as rapidly as possible, fully recognizing and providing for the job equities involved, as a major program for enhancing the competitive capability of our merchant marine. (B) International aviation An interdepartmental committee, headed by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency, and including representatives from the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce, the Civil Aeronautics Board, and the Bureau of the Budget, was established at my direction last July to undertake a study of U.S. international air transportation policies and problems. This study is presently underway and will be completed by late summer. Concurrent with this policy study, the Bureau of the Budget is conducting a study of the organizational structure within which Government agencies carry out activities concerned with international aviation. Once these studies have been completed and evaluated, an administration policy on international civil aviation will be enunciated, with responsibilities signed to the agencies involved according to statutory requirements. PART IV. LABOR RELATIONS AND RESEARCH Technological advance in transportation must be explored and developed if we are to meet growing requirements for the movement of people and goods. New equipment often requires new skills, sometimes displaces labor, and often requires retraining or relocation of manpower. An overall reduction in manpower requirements in transportation is not inevitable, however; and the new Manpower Development and Training Act will help those transportation workers in need of new jobs or new skills. For the long-range benefit of labor, management, and the public, collective bargaining in the transportation industry must promote efficiency as well as solve problems of labor-management relations. Problems of job assignments, work rules, and other employment policies must be dealt with in a manner that will both encourage increased productivity and recognize the job equities which are affected by technological change. The Government also has an obligation to develop policies and provide assistance to labor and management consistent with the above objectives. (B) Research To understand the increasingly complex transportation problems of the future, to identify the relationships of social, economic, administrative, and technical factors involved, to translate scientific knowledge into transportation engineering practice, to weigh the merits of alternative systems, and to formulate new, improved, and consistent policieswe need information that can evolve only from a vigorous, continuous, and coordinated program of research. Yet, in the field of transportation where we have many unfulfilled opportunities, research has been fragmented, unsteady, inadequate in scope and balance. Scientific and engineering research will bring to all forms of transportation the benefits of new high strength, lowcost, and durable materials, compact and economical powerplants, new devices to increase safety and convenience-improvements which have characterized the development of jet-propelled aircraft. Experiments in the maritime field have resulted in the development of a nuclear-powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah, which has already begun test cruises, and a hydrofoil ship, the Dennison, which is nearing trial runs. Transportation on land, as well as in the air and on the seas, can benefit from accelerated scientific research. Economic and policy research will improve knowledge about the functioning of our transportation system as a whole and about the interrelation of the major branches of the industry. It should consider the new demands for transportation, the changing markets and products being handled, and the need for speed and safety. For instance, such research can consider the handling of freight as a system beginning in the shipper's plant and ending with the delivery of goods to the very doors of his customers-using new packaging, containerization, and cargo-handling methods that will take full advantage of new economies and convenience. Taking advantage of new techniques that would provide convenience and efficiency, we must consider the impact of different forms of transportation investment on economic development; we must combine and integrate systems to take advantage of the maximum benefits of each mode of travel; we must now consider the Nation's transportation network as an articulated and closely linked system rather than an uncoordinated set of independent entities. Just as a transport system must be built and operated as a whole, the different areas of transportation research must be coordinated within an overall concept. With the advice and assistance of the heads of the principal Federal agencies concerned with transportation and members of my own staff, the Secretary of Commerce is undertaking a broad evaluation of research needs in transportation and of the appropriate methods to meet these needs. I look to the Secretary of Commerce to develop a comprehensive transportation research program for the Government for later consideration by the Congress. Once such a coordinated and policy-oriented research program is underway, it will produce a flow of information of the kind that we must have to implement a comprehensive public policy on transportation. Improved statistics for private and Government use are also urgently needed. The 1963 budget repeats a request made by the previous administration for funds to prepare for a Census of Transportation. This census will make an important beginning to supplying these much-needed data. I urge early favorable action on this request. CONCLUSION The troubles in our transportation system are deep; and no just and comprehensive set of goals-which meets all the needs of each mode of transportation as well as shippers, consumers, taxpayers, and the general public-can be quickly or easily reached. But few areas of public concern are more basic to our progress as a nation. The Congress and all citizens, as well as all Federal agencies, have an increasing interest in and an increasing responsibility to be aware of the shortcomings of existing transportation policies; and the proposals contained in this message are intended to be a constructive basis for the exercise of that responsibility. The difficulty and the complexity of these basic troubles will not correct themselves with the mere passage of time. On the contrary, we cannot afford to delay further. Facing up to the realities of the situation, we must begin to make the painful decisions necessary to providing the transportation system required by the United States of today and tomorrow. JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 5, 1962. ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY NEXT On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today it be to meet on Monday next. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES, 1963 On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, The Senate proceeded to consider the bill (H.R. 9751) to authorize appropriations during fiscal year 1963 for aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels for Armed Forces, and for other purposes. ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED The Secretary reported that on today he presented to the President of the United States the following enrolled bills: S. 270. An act for the relief of Mrs. Jeliza Prendic Milenovic; and S. 1934. An act for the relief of Mrs. Chow Chui Ha. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. HUMPHREY, at 8 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., The Senate, under its order of today, adjourned until Monday next. MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1962 The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and the Chaplain offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 5, 1962, was dispensed with. COMMITTEE AUTHORIZED TO SIT The Committee on Finance was authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD. CALL OF CALENDAR TODAY DISPENSED WITH On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, Ordered, That the call of the calendar today be dispensed with. VISIT OF SHAH OF IRAN Mr. MANSFIELD announced that on Thursday, April 12, 1962, a joint meeting of the two Houses would be held in the Hall of the House of Representatives to hear an address by the Shah of Iran. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE Mr. President: The House of Representatives, by Mr. Bartlett, one of its clerks: Mr. President: The House of Representatives has passed the following bills, in which it requests the concurrence of the Senate: H.R. 3508. An act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended; H.R. 4441. An act to authorize the appropriation of $3,063,500 as an ex gratia payment to the city of New York to assist in defraying the extraordinary and unprecedented expenses incurred during the 15th General Assembly of the United Nations; H.R. 6682. An act to provide for the exemption of fowling nets from duty: H.R. 8938. An act to provide a more definitive tariff classification description for lightweight bicycles; and H.R. 8952. An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the conditions under which the special constructive sale price rule is to apply for purposes of certain manufacturers excise taxes. HOUSE BILLS REFERRED The bills this day received from the House of Representatives were severally read the first and second times by unanimous consent. Ordered, That the bills H.R. 3508, H.R. 6682, H.R. 8938, and H.R. 8952 be referred to the Committee on Finance; and That the bill H.R. 4441 be referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. REPORT ON ACTIVITIES IN DISPOSAL TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES OF SURPLUS AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following message from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry: To the Congress of the United States: I am transmitting herewith the 15th semiannual report on activities carried on under Public Law 480, 83d Congress, as amended, outlining operations under the act during the period July 1 through December 31, 1961. JOHN F. KENNEDY. THE WHITE HOUSE, April 9, 1962. SELF-GOVERNMENT FOR THE VIRGIN ISLANDS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying paper. was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs: The White House, April 6, 1962. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I am pleased to transmit with this letter draft legislation which would confer on the people of the American Virgin Islands much greater rights of self-government than that territory now possesses, including the basic right to elect their Governor. Local self-government is among the most cherished of American democratic traditions. This basic concept has persisted in our country from the town meetings of colonial days to the present pattern in which counties, cities, towns. boroughs, parishes, and villages have vested in them the broadest authority to manage local affairs through instruments of their own creation and officials of their own choice. This Nation is committed to the principle of self-determination and will continue to support and encourage encourage responsible self-rule throughout the world and particularly in those territories under the jurisdiction of the United States. The proposal to strengthen the control over local affairs by the people of the Virgin Islands is consistent with this administration's earlier actions in proposing to the Congress legislation to restore to the people of the District of Columbia the fundamental right of home rulelegislation which I hope can be acted upon promptly. Our commitment to local self-rule is further evidenced by the Executive order I issued last month substantially increasing representative selfgovernment in the Ryukyu Islands. The special problems of other territories under the jurisdiction of the United States are the subject of continuing studies and appropriate recommendations will be made to the Congress as a result of that study. It is clear that the American Virgin Islands is capable of exercising enlarged dominion over its own affairs without further delay. This community of more than 30,000 American citizens has demonstrated a maturity and capacity for stable, responsible government. Almost exclusively by local effort, it has capitalized on its magnificent natural features to build a promising economy. Dedicated leadership has instilled in all walks of life a responsive loyalty to our values and traditions. The demonstrated abilities, needs, and desires of the people all point toward greater control over their local affairs. A substantial measure of self-rule is already embodied in existing Federal policy and legislation. But the organic act of 1954 and certain related laws still withhold from the people some powers essential to full political maturity and some of the economic tools necessary to self-rule. I therefore recommend for consideration early the following changes in the act designed to carry out the objectives discussed above: 1. Authorization for the people of the Virgin Islands to elect their own executive officials-the Governor and government secretary. 2. Apportionment of legislative representation to assure the most equitable citizen voice possible in the lawmaking body. 3. Transfer of the assets and activities of the Virgin Islands Corporation to the government of the Virgin Islands, under terms equitable to both the Federal and local governments. 4. Authorization of the territorial government, under controls customarily applied in other American communities, to finance capital improvements such as schools, highways, and other non-revenue-producing facilities through sale of full faith and credit bonds. These changes will, when enacted. provide the people of the Virgin Islands with the means to attain that high degree of political and economic self-rule which we are convinced they are capable of achieving. A similar letter is being sent to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Sincerely. JOHN F. KENNEDY. Hon. LYNDON B. JOHNSON, President of the Senate, Washington, DC. MASS TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN METROPOLITAN AND OTHER AREAS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the Housing and Home Finance Administrator to provide additional assistance for the development of comprehensive and coordinated mass transportation systems in metropolitan and other areas; which with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION ACTIVITIES, 1937-62 the free importation of personal and household effects brought into the United States under Government orders; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Finance. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES FOR OUTDOOR RECREATION PLANNING The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for the coordination and development of effective Federal and State programs relating to outdoor recreation, and to provide financial assistance to States for outdoor recreation planning; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1964 and 1965 for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Public Works. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc., which were referred as indicated: Memorials of the Councils of the Cities of Healdsburg, Maywood, and Vernon, Calif., remonstrating against any amendment to the Constitution of the United States or any action by the Congress of the United States or executive branch thereof, which would have the effect of subjecting the income from State and local bonds to Federal taxation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of California, as follows: A concurrent resolution favoring the present level of price supports on milk; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry; A concurrent resolution remonstrating against H.R. 869, relating to the reduction of pensions of veterans in State veterans' homes; to the Committee on Finance; A concurrent resolution favoring the selection of the city of Antioch as a site for an experimental saline water conversion plant; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs; A concurrent resolution favoring passage of H.R. 9737, relative to deductions from Federal payments to State veterans' homes; A concurrent resolution favoring a Federal subsidy for a portion of operating costs of State nursing homes for veterans; and A concurrent resolution favoring Federal aid for State veterans' homes and hospitals; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. A resolution of the Senate of the State of California favoring Federal aid for State Highway Route 115 between San Jose and Patterson, Calif.; to the Committee on Appropriations. A resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of California favoring the action taken by the Secretary of the Interior relative to the need of the Auburn Dam-Folsom South Canal project; to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. A resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of California favoring the passage of H.R. 10144, providing for a Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act; to the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELA TIONS Under the authority of the order of April 5, 1962, Mr. FULBRIGHT, from the Committee on Foreign Relations, reported on April 6, 1962, the bill (S. 2935) to amend the Peace Act, with an amendment and submitted a report (No. 1325) thereon. INTRODUCTION OF BILL Mr. KEATING introduced a bill (S. 3128) for the relief of Dr. Virginia Valenzuela; which was read the first and second times by unanimous consent and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. ADDED COAUTHORS OF CERTAIN BILLS Under authority heretofore granted, the following-named Senators have been added as coauthors of the bills, as indicated, previously introduced: S. 3050. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to provide for marketing quotas on Irish potatoes through establishment of acreage allotments: Mr. MANSFIELD, Mr. ENGLE, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. ERVIN, Mr. CARROLL, and Mr. SMITH of Massachusetts. S. 3097. A bill to amend section 7 of the Clayton Act to give full force and effect to the operation of the provisions of that section applicable to certain railroad consolidations and mergers until December 31, 1963, and for other purposes: Mr. GRUENING, Mr. MCCARTHY, Mr. BURDICK, Mr. DOUGLAS, Mr. BARTLETT and Mr. MORSE. EXPEDITION OF UTILIZATION OF TELEVISION TRANSMISSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. METCALF in the chair) laid before the Senate the message heretofore received from the House of Representatives, insisting upon its amendment to the text of the bill (S. 205) to expedite the utilization of television transmission facilities in our public schools and colleges, and in adult training programs, together with the amendment to the title providing that the same read as follows: "An Act to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a program of Federal matching grants for the construction of television broadcasting facilities to be used for educational purposes."--and asking a conference with the Senate thereon. On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD (for Mr. MAGNUSON), Resolved, That the Senate disagree to the amendments of the House to the said bill and agree to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon. Ordered, That the conferees on the part of the Senate be appointed by the Presiding Officer; and The PRESIDING OFFICER appointed Mr. MAGNUSON, Mr. PASTORE, Mr. MONRONEY, Mr. COTTON, and Mr. CASE of New Jersey. Ordered, That the Secretary notify the House of Representatives thereof. ADJOURNMENT On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, at 12 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., The Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1962 The VICE PRESIDENT called the Senate to order, and Rev. Richard R. Potter, D.D., of Staunton, Va., offered prayer. THE JOURNAL On motion by Mr. MANSFIELD, and by unanimous consent, The reading of the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, April 9, 1962, was dispensed with. COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO SIT The following-named committees were authorized to sit today during the session of the Senate, on the request of Mr. MANSFIELD: The Committee on Government Operations, the Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Government Operations, and the Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the Judiciary. TRIBUTES TO VICE PRESIDENT FOR 25 YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE Tributes were paid by numerous Senators to the Vice President on the 25th anniversary of his service as Representative, Senator, and Vice President. EXTENSION OF UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAM The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following communication from the President of the United States; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee Committee on Finance: THE WHITE HOUSE, April 10, 1962. DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I am transmitting herewith, for the consideration of the Congress, a draft of the legislation which would extend the temporary extended unemployment compensation program until April 1, 1963. The present program expired April 1, 1962. But there are still large numbers of long-term unemployed, and I believe that immediate action is required so that the benefits of the program can continue. In my letter of March 12 you will recall I expressed concern about the effect of the termination of the temporary program upon these workers. I therefore urged early consideration by the Congress of legislation which called for permanent improvements in the FederalState unemployment insurance system. However, in view of the heavy schedule faced by the committees of the Congress before whom that legislation is pending, it seems unlikely that the legislation will be able to receive the consideration it deserves this year. Under these circumstances, provision should be made for continuation of the temporary program. The temporary extended unemployment compensation program which expired April 1 did not cost as much as had been estimated. Accordingly, $184 million will be available from the special taxes to be collected on 1962 and 1963 payrolls to help finance the extension I am proposing, and an increase of only 0.1 percent in the tax rate for 1964 is necessary to finance the remaining cost of the extended program. The Secretary of Labor estimates that 1,500,000 long-term unemployed workers throughout the Nation will be benefited by the new extension of the unemployment compensation program. Sincerely. JOHN F. KENNEDY. LAND ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR LAUNCH The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report as to the necessity for authority to permit the continuation of the land acquisition program for the Atlantic Missile Range for the expansion of launch facilities at Cape Canaveral, Fla.; which was referred to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. REPORT ON APOLLO PHASE OF MANNED LUNAR PROGRAM The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on the Apollo phase of the manned lunar program to include the modification of the Atomic Energy Commission's 88-inch cyclotron and modification of the University of California's 184-inch cyclotron, to equip them for the necessary experiments; which was referred to the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences. CONTINUATION OF AUTHORITY FOR THE REGULATION OF EXPORTS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Acting Secretary of Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for continuation of authority for regulation of exports; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Currency. REPORT OF MISASSIGNMENT OF READY RESERVE PERSONNEL IN THE XV CORPS, 6TH U.S. ARMY The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication communication from the from the Comptroller General of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the misassignment and ineffective utilization of Ready Reserve personnel in the XV Corps, 6th US. Army; which, with the accompanying report, was referred to the Committee on Government Operations. PUBLIC LAND AGRICULTURAL LAWS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to permit applications for entry under the public land agricultural laws to be filed only for lands designated as open to such application; which, with the accompanying paper, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. PRIORITY OF ELECTRIC POWER TO CONSUMERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM FEDERAL PLANTS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to guarantee electric consumers in the Pacific Northwest first call on electric energy generated at Federal plants in that region and to guarantee electric consumers in other regions reciprocal priority; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. REPORT OF LAWS ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the laws enacted by the Legislature of the Virgin Islands in its 1961 regular and special sessions; which, with the accompanying papers, was referred to the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. DISPOSAL OF FEDERALLY OWNED PROPERTIES AT LOS ALAMOS, N. MEX. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a communication from the General Manager of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the Atomic Energy Commission Act of 1955 to provide for the disposal of federally owned properties at Los Alamos, N. Mex.: which, with the accompanying papers, which, with the accompanying papers. was referred to the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate the following petitions, etc.. which were referred as indicated: Concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of the State of California, as follows: A concurrent resolution favoring necessary action preventing further damage by starlings to the agricultural economy of California and adjoining States; and A concurrent resolution favoring the present price support level of milk; to the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. A concurrent resolution favoring the continued hunting of mourning doves; to the Committee on Commerce. A concurrent resolution favoring the passage of H.R. 3745, relative to pensions to the veterans of World War I; to the Committee on Finance. A concurrent resolution favoring the city and county of San Francisco as the site of an international exposition in the period between 1965 and 1970; and A concurrent resolution favoring a world's fair being held at pier J in Long Beach, Calif., in 1966 as an international exposition; to the Committee on Foreign Relations A petition of the Hackers Association of Washington, D.C., praying relief from administratively created and perpetuated conditions which are intolerable to thousands of citizens engaged in the operation of taxicabs in the District of Columbia; to the Committee on the District of Columbia. A resolution of the House of Representatives of the State of California the social security system: favoring medical care for the aged under A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Rhode Island favoring the passage of H.R. 10032, relative to a program of public welfare; A memorial of the city council of San Luis Obispo, Calif.. remonstrating against any Federal taxation of the interest derived from public bonds; and A concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts favoring enactment of legislation granting certain pensions to veterans of World War I; to the Committee on Finance. Mr. SMITH of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. SALTONSTALL) presented a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Massachusetts, identical with the foregoing: which was referred to the Committee on Finance. Memorials of the City Councils of Petaluma, Chico, Gardena, La Verne, and Monterey, Calif., remonstrating against any amendment to the Constitution of the United States or any action by the Congress of the United States or executive branch thereof, which would have the effect of subjecting the income from State and local bonds to Federal taxation; to the Committee on the Judiciary. The VICE PRESIDENT laid before the Senate a concurrent resolution of the Legislature of the State of Hawaii favoring financial support of the United Nations; which was ordered to lie on the table. Mr. CARLSON presented a resolution of the board of the Mo-Ark Control & Conservation Association, Kansas City. Kans., favoring the early completion of certain flood control and water resources projects in the Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas River Valleys; which was referred to the Committee on Public Works. Mr. KEATING presented a memorial of the New York State Council of Machinists remonstrating against the export of highly technical machinery and economically strategic materials to the Sino-Soviet bloc; which was referred to |