Show I A Report From Your Congressman in Washington BY HENRY A. A DIXON U. U 5 S. S R In Congress from Utah Utah's First District Dear Fellow Utahn THE VICE PRESIDENT R ROTS RIOTS ANSWER The ANTI AMERICAN RIOTS RIOTS RI RI- the burning of ot American libraries stone throwing and to assassinate Vice President Nixon while touring South America have startled many of ot our citizens These citizens want to know what type of offensive we can employ employ em ploy to promote friendship and understanding for the United States Upon his return return from South America Vice President Nixon call called d for an expansion of ot EX EX- PERSONS OF PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PROGRAMS PRO PRO- GRAMS to reach the future In Intellectual intellectual In in- leaders of South America America America Am Am- erica and other nations of the free world Because this In Involves involves In in- the peaceful survival of ot the free world I would like to report two activities which I Iwas Iwas Iwas was pursuing even before the vice presidents president's trip dramatized ed this need As a member of the House Agriculture Committee two years ago I supported a program program program pro pro- gram to allow the exchange of ot our FARM SURPLUSES for foreign currencies to finance American students In studies abroad This not only he helps ps us get rid of these price depress ing surpluses but it helps feed hungry people abroad and helps promote peace Unfortunately the primary contact of most foreign citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens with Americans is through wealthy tourists or American officials who frequently remain aloof from the native This promotes jealously I Recently I have worked Inthe in inthe inthe the House Agriculture Committee Commit Commit- tee for an amendment to the bill extending PL which exchanges American surplus farm products for foreign cur cur- We will soon have the enormous SUM OF 27 BILLION BILLION BIL BIrr LION worth of these foreign currencies and in some cases we are finding difficulty using them partly because they must as a rule be spent in the countries countries countries coun coun- tries involved Our amendment would liberalize liberalize liberalize lib lib- the present law by authorizing au au- the use of these foreign foreign foreign for for- eign currencies to finance the exchange of farm youth technicians technicians tech tech- specialists in health government industry and lab lab- or and the employment of ot American American Am Am- professors to teach in foreign universities Since the time I 1 was chairman chair man of ot the Utah State Committee Committee Com Com- on Fulbright Scholarships Scholarships Scholar Scholar- ships and ever since I helped administer the technical assistance assistance assistance assi assi- stance program In Iran through Utah State University I have been convinced that the ex exchange exchange exchange ex- ex change of ot students teachers technical assistants and other dedicated dedicated- modest-living modest people is vital to reducing the hatred and jealously against the colossus colossus colossus col of ot the North Foreign currency is being used used used us us- ed for educational exchange in expanding amounts but Is still only a drop In the bucket of ot the currency available under our surplus disposal program Last year was used This year the amount jumped to and next year we hope for It should be understood that this is not so much an expenditure as ItIs Itis it is is an inexpensive utilization of ot off f for foreign o r e I g n currencies already available Another of my activities Inthis in inthis inthis this area was to request last July the Legislative Reference Service of the Library of Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress to prepare a comprehensive sive STUDY OF AMERICAN FOREIGN EDUCATIONAL AC AC- These programs are administered by a complex array array array ar ar- ar- ar ray of governmental agencies with little lIttie coordination and Infrequent in infrequent infrequent In- In frequent follow WEATHER MODIFICATION The House Commerce Committee Committee Committee Com Com- has reported a hill which I sponsored co for a permanent weather modifications modifications research program Utah can increase its precipitation approximately 15 per cent through silver sliver iodide genera genera- tors However we must learn more about the laws governing the weather before improved methods of are likely to be developed CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTING Congressman Dawson Is to tobe tobe tobe be commended for spearheading spearhead spearhead- ing his successful drive last week to win House passage of his amendment to require a detailed detailed detailed de de- de- de tailed accounting of all counterpart counterpart counterpart counter counter- part funds owned American-owned foreign currencies spent by junketing Congressmen and their staff members abroad |