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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, January 26, 1973
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Washington Report
— By —
CONGRESSMAN WALTER B. JONES
The two most important
subjects in Washington last
week was the promi^ peace
agreement as it reiates to our
invoivement in Vietnam.
Hopefully, by the time tl^
column aroears this will be a
reality, llie other was the
Inauguration of President
Nixon as our 37th President.
As always, this was a most
impressive event and this year
has become extremely costly if
one attempted to attend func
tions and purchase the many
souvenirs offered.
Some examples are the sale of
a sterling silver Inaugural plate
for $150; Inaugural license
plates at $15 per set. A box at
one of the Inaugural Balls cost
$1,000, or admittance for (me at
$40 per person.
The sale of pennants and
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Other souvenirs created an
almost carnival atmosphere in
the city. Most of the expense
such as the construction of the
stands and parade seats, police
protection, communications,
etc. are borne by the taxpayers,
so in all probability, the
Inaugural Committee will
conclude the event with a tidy
profit.
Since Congress convened
on January 3,1 have introduced
or co-sponsored legislation as
follows:
A bill to amend the Oc
cupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970to provide that where
violations are corrected withinj
the prescribed abatement
period no penalty shall be
assessed.
Also, in connection with the
Occupational Safety and Health
Act, I co^ponsor^ a bill to
exempt any non-manufacturing
business, or any business
having twenty-five or less
emidoyees in States having
laws regulating safety in such
businesses, from the Federal
standards created under such
Act; and also legislation
requiring the recognize tion
between the difference in
hazards to empl(^ees between
the heavy construction industry
and the light residential con
struction industry.
These are in no way designed
to reduce safety and the well
being of employees, but rather
to provide a common sense
approach to the enforcement of
this act which all too often has
been absent.
I again co-sponsored
legislation which provides that
no public school student shall,
because of his race, creed, or
color, be assigned to or required
to attend a particular school.
Many of ^u have written
complaining about the cur
tailment of certain programs
through the President’s ar
bitrary action in impounding
funds previously approved by
the United States Congress.
I co-sponsored a bill which
would require the President to
notify the Congress whenever
he impounds funds, or
authorizes the impouncUng of
funds, and to provide a
procedure under which the
House of Representatives and
the Senate may approve the
President’s action or require
the President to cease such
action.
The question of water
pollution remains a serious one
as it relates to our states and
municipalities attempting to
comply with Federal anti-
poUution standards; therefore,
I cosponsored legislation which
would provide that no state
shall receive a lesser allocation
of water poUution cmtrol funds
in fiscal ’73 or ’74 than it
received in fiscal ’72.
I also Joined in legislation
calling for a constitutional
amendment for a direct popular
election of the President and
Vice President which would put
an end to the outmoded two
centuries old Electoral College
system.
It is obvious that the original
method of electing a President
was provided when there was no
mass communication and
travel was almost impossible.
But, today, changing conditions
I think justify a change in the
method of electing our Qiief
Executive.
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That’s what it is costing us to keep up with the growth in eastern North
Carolina and to improve our service to you. It’s the most we’ve ever spent.
And yet, local service charges are virtually the same as they were in
1957. In fact telephone rates are lower in a large part of our service area.
When you talk about it, one of your biggest bargains is right under
your nose.
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