SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)

Addresses

Accepting Stewardship of the Army: Carl Vuono, 18103 [29JN]

Arlington National Cemetery: James H. Webb, Sec. of the Navy, 20103 [15JY]

Dedication of Monument Honoring the Fallen of Operation Tiger: Representative Byron, 34292 [7DE]

Future of Rural United States: by, 19814 [14JY]

Park College Graduation: by, 12217 [12MY]

Retirement Ceremony: John A. Wickham, Jr., 18102 [29JN]

Truman Doctrine, Harry S. Truman, 10965 [4MY]

Using One's Talents: by, 12221 [12MY]

Vietnam Remembered: by, 10594 [29AP], 11350 [6MY]

Appointments

Committee on Aging (Select), 1687 [21JA]

Conferee: H.R. 3, Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act, 24071 [16SE]

———H.R. 1748, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28464 [20OC]

———S. 1174, Dept. of Defense appropriations, 28465 [20OC]

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees, 3898 [23FE]

Articles and editorials

National Guard, Richard D. Dean, 5503 [11MR]

Prompt Pay Act II—Uncle Sam, Deadbeat, Judith Havemann, Washington (DC) Post, 10601 [29AP]

Strategy Is Vital in Our Opinion, Vaughn Poertner, Camdenton (AR) Reveille, 35923 [16DE]

Bills and resolutions introduced by

Democracy: U.S. commitment (see H. Res. 122), 5864 [17MR]

Espionage: penalties (see H.R. 1337), 4449 [2MR]

Geography Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 249), 9324 [22AP]

Greece: commitment to democracy (see H. Res. 122), 5864 [17MR]

Interest: require the Federal Government to pay on overdue payments (see H.R. 1663), 5863 [17MR]

Lupus Awareness Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 346), 21632 [30JY]

States: Federal support of defense forces (see H.R. 3068), 21631 [30JY]

Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: replace with a private, nonprofit corporation (see H.R. 2357), 11864 [8MY]

Truman doctrine: commemorate (see H. Res. 122), 5864 [17MR]

Turkey: commitment to democracy (see H. Res. 122), 5864 [17MR]

Bills and resolutions introduced by, as cosponsor

Abortion: amend Constitution (see H.J. Res. 35), 16291 [16JN]

———Federal funding (see H.R. 1729), 20284 [20JY]

Agriculture: establish foreign assistance and trade missions (see H.R. 1809), 12728 [18MY]

———export of commodities (see H.R. 922), 11865 [8MY]

———price support loan rates for the 1987 crop of corn and the 1988 crop of wheat (see H.R. 2610), 14778 [4JN]

Air/Space America Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 23), 19678 [14JY]

Allied Commission on Out-of-Area Issues Act: enact (see H.R. 2805), 17696 [26JN]

Argentina: military unrest (see H. Con. Res. 113), 12136 [12MY]

Arlington National Cemetery, VA: designate Tomb of the Unknowns (see H.R. 1987), 18098 [29JN]

Budget: balanced (see H.J. Res. 321), 16568 [17JN]

Central America: economic assistance for Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (see H.J. Res. 167), 4779 [4MR]

Commemorative events: establish commission to advise President (see H.R. 245), 2740 [4FE]

Committee on Hunger (Select): establish (see H. Res. 14), 110 [6JA]

Communications Act: prohibit access charges in excess of current rate of subscriber line charges (see H.R. 782), 2005 [27JA]

Congressional Medal of Honor Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 384), 29738 [28OC]

Conservation of natural resources: contributions of Aldo Leopold (see H.J. Res. 50), 12728 [18MY]

———protect caves on public lands (see H.R. 1975), 13827 [27MY]

Contracts: local defense construction obligations (see H.R. 1873), 17211 [24JN]

———local Federal construction obligations (see H.R. 1874), 17211 [24JN]

Crime and criminals: forfeiture of collateral profits of crimes (see H.R. 2335), 20360 [21JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: redesignate as Dept. of Agriculture and Rural Development (see H.R. 2026), 8665 [9AP]

Dept. of Defense: prohibit purchasing from Toshiba Corp. (see H.R. 2948), 19899 [15JY]

———prohibit upgrading of Maverick missiles for Saudi Arabia (see H.J. Res. 302), 15585 [11JN]

Dept. of Education: demonstration programs to assist students in education and career planning (see H.R. 2027), 8665 [9AP]

Education: impact aid (see H.R. 2371), 12388 [13MY]

82d Airborne Division Association, Inc.: recognize (see H.R. 1782), 6774 [25MR]

El Salvador: GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 17211 [24JN]

Elections: appointment of electors of President and Vice President by Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and Northern Mariana Islands (see H.J. Res. 217), 7428 [31MR]

Electric power: amend energy conservation standards relative to appliances (see H.R. 87), 108 [6JA]

Employee Educational Assistance Act: enact (see H.R. 1692), 19136 [9JY]

English: establish as official language (see H.J. Res. 83), 1795 [21JA]

Ethanol: increase use as motor fuel (see H.R. 2052), 8666 [9AP]

———use to reduce air pollution (see H. Con. Res. 31), 9648 [23AP]

Ex-Presidents: prevent from advising foreign persons for a period after leaving office (see H.R. 1231), 4087 [25FE]

Federal employees: conduct study on annuities, personnel management, and individual retirement planning (see H.R. 388), 14059 [28MY]

———right to participate as private citizens in political process (see H.R. 3400), 27930 [14OC]

Food: labeling of products containing tropical fats (see H.R. 2148), 32552 [17NO]

Foreign relations: negotiations with participating common defense alliance countries (see H. Con. Res. 139), 15584 [11JN]

Forests and forestry: study decline in U.S. forest productivity and determine effects of atmospheric pollutants (see H.R. 2399), 12386 [13MY]

Gaucher's Disease Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 227), 28010 [15OC]

Greensboro, NC: designate L. Richardson Preyer Federal Building (see H.R. 3327), 24890 [22SE]

Hamadei, Mohammed: extradition for murder trial (see H. Con. Res. 94), 14187 [1JN]

Hazardous substances: requirements for the handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (see H.R. 3070), 21632 [30JY]

Health: care in rural areas (see H.R. 2113), 9323 [22AP]

———direct payment or reimbursement of certain health care professionals (see H.R. 382), 26707 [6OC]

Helsinki Human Rights Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 282), 18369 [30JN]

House of Representatives: require committee reports on legislation requiring new employee benefits to include analysis of impact on employment and world competitiveness (see H. Res. 188), 17698 [26JN]

Immigration: special status for aliens who have served in Armed Forces (see H.R. 2383), 13827 [27MY]

Industry: enhance competitiveness (see H.R. 3), 105 [6JA]

Interstate commerce: destruction or injury of property en route (see H.R. 2489), 14918 [8JN]

Iran: deny most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 3338), 24956 [23SE]

———support U.N. efforts to end war with Iraq and bring end to human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 192), 34402 [8DE]

Iraq: support U.N. efforts to end war with Iran and bring end to human rights abuses (see H. Con. Res. 192), 34402 [8DE]

Labor unions: deny crewmember status in cases of certain strikes and lockouts (see H.R. 285), 15584 [11JN]

Lasker, Mary: award special gold medal (see H.R. 390), 8123 [7AP]

Lawyers: limitation on attorneys' fees (see H.R. 2312), 18368 [30JN]

Leopold, Aldo: anniversary of birthday (see H.J. Res. 50), 12728 [18MY]

Lithuanian Independence Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 129), 2741 [4FE]

Made in U.S.A. Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 318), 30982 [5NO]

Marshall plan: anniversary (see H.J. Res. 207), 9083 [21AP]

Medicare: community nursing and ambulatory care on a prepaid, capitated basis (see H.R. 1161), 13827 [27MY]

———retain payment methodology for physicians' services (see H. Con. Res. 30), 7430 [31MR]

———rural hospitals (see H. Con. Res. 108), 9324 [22AP]

Mental Illness Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 144), 15369 [10JN]

Mississippi River National Park: identify areas for inclusion (see H.R. 3322), 26063 [1OC]

National Adoption Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 274), 18683 [1JY]

National Adult Day Care Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 268), 19678 [14JY]

National Adult Immunization Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 250), 27930 [14OC]

National Alzheimer's Disease Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 52), 11265 [5MY]

National Arts Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 336), 21186 [27JY]

National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Inc.: charter (see H.R. 1259), 17211 [24JN]

National Burn Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 428), 35920 [16DE]

National Cancer Institute Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 54), 7239 [30MR]

National Child Identification and Safety Information Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 356), 23935 [15SE]

National Community Education Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 24), 19901 [15JY]

National CPR Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 208), 19564 [13JY]

National Day of Excellence: designate (see H.J. Res. 92), 19056 [8JY]

National Fallen Firefighters Memorial, MD: designate as national memorial (see H.J. Res. 328), 26063 [1OC]

National Family Caregivers Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 130), 17103 [23JN]

National Food Bank Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 368), 29307 [27OC]

National Foster Care Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 289), 25482 [29SE]

National Historically Black Colleges Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 193), 7430 [31MR]

National Home Care Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 257), 31635 [10NO]

National Home Remodeling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 163), 11947 [11MY]

National Literacy Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 251), 17211 [24JN]

National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 299), 18683 [1JY]

National Operation Prom/Graduation Kickoff Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 154), 11865 [8MY]

National Osteoporosis Prevention Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 127), 10586 [29AP]

National Outward Bound Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 284), 15369 [10JN]

National Pedestrian Safety Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 326), 21378 [28JY]

National Podiatric Medicine Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 114), 9647 [23AP]

National Polio Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 253), 19056 [8JY]

National POW/MIA Recognition Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 100), 5098 [9MR]

National Quality First Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 365), 28519 [20OC]

National Recycling Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 389), 34402 [8DE]

National Reye's Syndrome Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 335), 19563 [13JY]

National Safety Belt Use Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 338), 22589 [5AU]

National Skiing Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 337), 20359 [21JY]

National Stuttering Awareness Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 304), 33776 [2DE]

National Teacher Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 204), 8389 [8AP]

National Telecommunications Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 116), 7429 [31MR]

National Telecommunicators Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 353), 23079 [7AU]

National Tourist Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 255), 9646 [23AP]

National Trails System Act: amend (see H.R. 240), 858 [7JA]

National Visiting Nurse Association Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 332), 26063 [1OC]

National Watermen's Recognition Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 303), 28518 [20OC]

Nicaragua: economic assistance from Western European countries (see H. Con. Res. 229), 36483 [18DE]

———GAO investigation of displaced persons (see H.R. 618), 17211 [24JN]

———reforms (see H. Res. 290), 28842 [22OC]

Noncommissioned Officers Association of the U.S.A.: recognize (see H.R. 2248), 17103 [23JN]

Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act: amend relative to set-aside targets for rural areas (see H.R. 2029), 8665 [9AP]

Peace Corps: training and educational benefits demonstration program (see H.R. 2632), 21378 [28JY]

Point Udall, GU: designate (see H.R. 2434), 15368 [10JN]

Polish American Heritage Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 266), 23082 [7AU]

Polygraphs: prohibit use by employers involved in interstate commerce (see H.R. 1212), 4009 [24FE]

Postal Service: limited circulation second-class rates for certain periodicals (see H.R. 1413), 4779 [4MR]

Power resources: express support for Federal power marketing administrations and certain Federal power policies (see H. Res. 43), 2742 [4FE]

Public safety officers: amount of benefits payable to survivors (see H.R. 80), 11362 [6MY]

Puerto Rico: statehood referenda (see H.R. 2849), 18367 [30JN]

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: trust fund (see H.R. 2229), 25482 [29SE]

Railroads: protect employees affected by the sale or other disposal of a rail line (see H.R. 3332), 36482 [18DE]

Red River Valley Fighter Pilots Association: charter (see H.R. 2237), 19055 [8JY]

Refugees: GAO investigation of displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans (see H.R. 618), 17211 [24JN]

———resettlement and protection of Indochinese along border of Thailand (see H.R. 1940), 22589 [5AU]

Robert A. Young Federal Building, St. Louis, MO: designate (see H.R. 3817), 36481 [18DE]

Rural areas: economic development (see H.R. 2028), 8665 [9AP]

———revitalization through economic diversification and provision of community facilities to meet basic needs (see H.R. 1800), 19055 [8JY]

Rural Electrification Act: prepayment of loans (see H.R. 2045), 8666 [9AP]

Salomon, Haym: permit monuments in Capitol Building and on public land (see H.R. 135), 28009 [15OC]

Senior Center Week: designate (see H.J. Res. 196), 8389 [8AP]

Small Business Act: amend (see H.R. 1854, 1928), 7238 [30MR], 7779 [2AP]

Small Business Export Innovation Program: establish to make competitive awards to small businesses for developing export trade strategies (see H.R. 1937), 7780 [2AP]

Social Security: extended care through swing-beds in certain rural hospitals (see H.R. 2115), 9323 [22AP]

———payment for inpatient services in rural hospitals (see H.R. 2114), 9323 [22AP]

Soviet Union: human rights violations (see H. Con. Res. 34), 6522 [23MR]

———improve U.S. Embassy security (see H.R. 2410), 15368 [10JN]

``Stars and Stripes Forever'': designate as national march (see H.R. 613), 26814 [7OC]

Synthetic fuel: repeal partial excise tax exemption (see H. Res. 53), 1794 [21JA]

Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs (see H.R. 3065), 34402 [8DE]

———repeal partial excise tax exemption on synthetic fuel (see H. Res. 53), 1794 [21JA]

Technology: educational demonstration programs (see H.R. 1203), 4780 [4MR]

Textile industry and fabrics: remedy injury caused by imports (see H.R. 1154), 14059 [28MY]

U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Celebration: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]

U.S. Olympic Festival-1987 Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 316), 19678 [14JY]

Veterans: eligibility for beneficiary travel benefits to VA medical facilities (see H.R. 2327), 12136 [12MY]

———GI bill educational assistance programs (see H.R. 1085), 3300 [11FE]

Voluntary national service: establish (see H.R. 1479), 5098 [9MR]

Women's History Month: designate (see H.J. Res. 79), 1074 [8JA]

World Food Day: designate (see H.J. Res. 194), 25750 [30SE]

World War II: memorial and museum (see H.R. 3742), 34784 [10DE]

Essays

America: William D. Merritt, 17887 [26JN]

Beyond Apple Pie: Larry Killingsworth, 17888 [26JN]

Force: Dean R. Sannes, 17888 [26JN]

What America Means to Me: Albert F. Heineman, 17887 [26JN]

———Carolyn Hemmerick, 17888 [26JN]

———Eric F. Ardjewski, 17887 [26JN]

Letters

C-17 aircraft program funding: GAO, 12118 [12MY]

Daniel B. Miles, Sr., June Anzalone, Clinton (MO) Democrat, 2482 [2FE]

Lists

Congressional Award Program recipients, 12221 [12MY]

Poems

``Tommy,'' Rudyard Kipling, 10594 [29AP]

``What America Means to Me'', Lillian Sullivan, 17887 [26JN]

Remarks by, on

Agriculture: credit assistance to farmers (H.R. 3030), 26681 [6OC]

Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 1988 (H.R. 2342), 19032 [8JY]

Congressional Award Program: tribute to recipients, 12221 [12MY]

Dept. of Defense: advanced technology bomber, 11831 [8MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), 11340 [6MY], 11693, 11698 [7MY], 11831, 11837 [8MY], 11924 [11MY], 12118 [12MY], 12780, 12786 [19MY], 13053, 13065 [20MY]

———authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1748), conference report, 32671 [18NO]

———C-17 aircraft funding, 12118 [12MY]

———chemical weapons limit, 12780, 12786 [19MY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2906), 19624 [14JY]

———strategy and military education, 29196-29198 [26OC]

———U.S. troop levels in Europe and Asia, 11837 [8MY]

Espionage: penalties (H.R. 1337), 4469 [2MR]

Government procurement: interest on overdue payments (H.R. 1663), 6001 [17MR]

Greek War of Independence: anniversary, 5551 [12MR]

Hazardous substances: requirements for the handling of polychlorinated biphenyls (H.R. 3070), 21805 [30JY]

Holden, MO: winner in community betterment projects, 35940 [16DE]

Iran: U.S. trade embargo (H.R. 3391), 26624 [6OC]

Military bases: establish bipartisan commission on consolidation, 11924 [11MY]

Military strategy: reorganization, 26703-26705 [6OC]

Music: designation of jazz as a rare and valuable national American treasure (H. Con. Res. 57), 24935 [23SE]

National defense: lessons from past, 31398 [9NO]

———need for Armed Forces reorganization, 20274 [20JY]

National Guard: tribute, 5503 [11MR]

National Safety Belt Use Day: observance, 28003 [19OC]

National security: study of strategy in military education, 29921 [29OC]

National Senior Center Week: designate (H.J. Res. 196), 6923 [25MR]

Nicaragua: limit U.S. participation, 13053 [20MY]

———moratorium on U.S. assistance to Contras (H.J. Res. 175), 5463 [11MR]

———recognize democratic resistance, 13065 [20MY]

Nuclear warfare: intermediate nuclear forces, 24943 [23SE]

Persian Gulf: involvement of U.S. Armed Forces, 19032 [8JY]

———require report on security arrangements (H.R. 2533), 14225 [2JN]

Polygraphs: exemption from ban for security services, 30846 [4NO]

———prohibit use by employers involved in or affecting interstate commerce (H.R. 1212), 30846 [4NO]

Postal Service: restore limited circulation of second-class postage rates for certain publications (H.R. 1413), 5530 [11MR]

Prompt Payment Act: close loopholes, 10601 [29AP]

Refugees: investigation of displaced Salvadorans and Nicaraguans (H.R. 618), 21327 [28JY]

Rural communities: development, 19814 [14JY]

Sedalia, MO: tribute to Center for Human Services, 6927 [25MR]

Strategy and military education, 32951 [19NO]

Trade and International Economic Policy Reform Act: enact (H.R. 3), 10568 [29AP]

Travel and Tourism Advisory Board: replace with a private, nonprofit corporation (H.R. 2357), 11870 [8MY]

Truman doctrine: anniversary, 5551 [12MR]

———commemorate (H. Res. 122), 10965 [4MY]

VA: establish as executive department (H.R. 3471), 31941 [18NO]

Veterans: GI bill educational assistance program (H.R. 1085), 5756 [17MR]

Wellington, MO: anniversary, 25936 [30SE]

Remarks in House relative to

Congressional Record: revise and extend remarks, 854 [7JA], 2393 [2FE], 4914 [5MR], 5491 [11MR], 5551 [12MR], 5858 [17MR], 11863 [8MY], 12133 [12MY], 12825 [19MY], 17101 [23JN], 17209 [24JN], 17435 [25JN], 18095 [29JN], 19676 [14JY], 19897 [15JY], 22312 [4AU], 24889 [22SE], 25747 [30SE], 26060 [1OC], 28345 [19OC], 28516 [20OC], 29208 [26OC], 32551 [17NO], 32683 [18NO], 33055 [20NO], 34286 [7DE], 35920 [16DE]

Special order: granted, 19897 [15JY], 24676 [21SE], 25479 [29SE], 26060 [1OC], 28516 [20OC], 30647 [3NO], 31421 [9NO], 32551 [17NO], 32961 [19NO]

Reports

Foreign Travel Expenditures, 3290 [11FE], 11258 [5MY], 12417 [14MY], 30898 [4NO]

Sedalia, MO, Center for Human Services: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, 6927 [25MR]

Statements

Greek-Turkish Aid Bill: Arthur H. Vandenberg, 10965 [4MY]

War Colleges: Stansfield Turner, 29197 [26OC]

Testimonies

Committee on Armed Services (House): Authorizing Federal Support of State Defense Forces (H.R. 2581), D662 [29SE]

———Authorizing Federal Support of State Defense Forces (H.R. 3068), D662 [29SE]

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Toxic Substances Control Act (H.R. 3070), D864 [9DE]

Committee on Small Business (House): Small Business Act Amendments (H.R. 1854), D216 [31MR]

Tributes

Beenders, Majorie, 31456 [9NO]

Bodenhamer, Jack C., 34427 [8DE]

Cohen, Wilbur J., 13291 [20MY]

Dawson, Len, 2486 [2FE]

Dixon, David J., 26250 [1OC]

Donnelly, Charles L., Jr., 4946 [5MR]

Drake, Gordon H., 17598 [25JN]

Fenner, Leroy, 14796 [4JN]

Gale, Larry R., 28350 [19OC]

Hall, Joseph A., 29212 [26OC]

Helper, Robert, 24919 [22SE]

Jones, Keith, 29214 [26OC]

Kenyon, Richard D., 17364 [24JN]

Lauderdale, James, 2490 [2FE]

McKown, Brian, 14796 [4JN]

Miles, Daniel B., Sr., 2482 [2FE]

Moosally, Fred P., 32558 [17NO]

Payne, Dennis, 14796 [4JN]

Randall, Margaret, 962 [7JA]

Sellers, James M., 22323 [4AU]

Skaggs, Louise N., 33208 [20NO]

Spaar, Betty, 32718 [18NO]

Sprouls, Marion, 28354 [19OC]

Taylor, Maxwell, 9361 [22AP]

Whitecotten, Thomas E., II, 22318 [4AU]

Wilkerson, Mae D., 28540 [20OC]