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^ •gUi ' • : <' " • ri^s. .V- .'•.-- ftga'5tci A- - THE McHENRY Thuwday, June 4.1964 Members of Congress often twice the charge that waste in government spending is both excessive and inexcusable. The office of the Comptroller General h&s given substance to this charge in its report to the Congress onexpenditures for a proposed Naval Radio Research station at Sugar Giove, West Virginia.© Affectib.iately dubbed the Big Dish, the Sugar Grove project was authorized by Congress in the spring of 1956 at ah estimated cost of $20 million. The Department of the Navy felt that the station's eemplev radio telescope would fulfill certain urgent and "highly classified military Deeds • When a department of the executive branch of the government slaps the label "urgent 'or. one of its pet projects, this: frequently means that there1 <are going to be cries for more money and more delays. Operation liig Dish was no exception. Working, undor the theory that the "urgency" of the matter required"-simultaneous design and construction, the NavjT' -embarked upon an ill-advised., program of build first, |$an later. By the summer of I960, calculations revealed that the estimated weight ot instrument "would be far tn, e*.cess of the designed capacity. of the supporting structure already under construction," The Navy promptly dropped the architectural engineering firm hired for the project . and found another. Mote {han four years passed after the Congressional appropriation 6f $20 million foi this "urgent*' project. Nothing had been accomplished. The new firm developed a program calling for new reffearch and new designs. The new program called for a new cost estimate. The new cost estimate (fiscal year 1962) called for $126.5 million. Later, 4.he Navy's estimates reached $ 1 9 5 . 7 m i l l i o n . T h e r e p o r t states that "other estimates . . Indicated total costs to be as mucn as $300 million." In July, 1962, the Secretary of Defense finally got around to bringing the situation to a halt. • Over $63 million had been spent; nothing had been completed. Operation Big Dish was canceled. And who is to blame for this frivolous waste of American tax dollars. Apparently, nobody 'The Department of Defense has olfered to single out any'.of its numerous divisions or agencies as the responsible P3®' Exactly how and why Operation Big Dish was allowed to get out of hand is one of ttfose complicated Washingtonmysteries which will probaJSiKnever be unraveled. - Though a satisfactory solu- JiPii™may escape us, we can some to certain probable con- 'Cfhisions. What is at fault liercr is not a single department. It is a system which has arisen in our federal government; a system which centralizes more and more power each year within the Executive bureaucracies; a. system which is taking decision-making away from the elected officeholders of the Congress ani placing it in the hands of the appointed administrators of the executive; a system which, though unable to manage itself efficiently, is marked by an adeptness at shielding itself from legislative regulation. Last year the Congress appropriated about $49 billions for defense. In voting for, these large appropriations, members of both Houses generally felt that we should take no chances in the areas of military preparedness. The great expense, it was believed, would give asstjrai? ce of maximum national security. Consequently, we were shocked and dismayed by a recent report from the genera1 accounting office which indicates thai several uiits of the Eighth Army, strategically lo catedtsouLh of ihj 3Jih parallel in-Korea, countenrm ed conditions which "would have imf< aiped the capabilities of those 'Unit'3 to perform combat operations -- had hoati'llties broiccn out during fiscal year 19J3." What conditions e::is e:l which so serioujiy hampered Cpr^bat efficiency? Was it lack of modem equipment? Lack of rfi^hpovvu ? Insuii.cicnt trainw? No, the main problem lay in fpU,My practices of maintenance and supply of necessary electronic and communications dovifrps, many of which were in- 0)t0rahle lor periods of four lo .. f five months. The GAO report points to such things as failure "at all levels ... to fulfill . . . supply management responsibilities," inexplicable misassignments, numerous cases when maintenance people were "lax in repairing material . . Underlying all this were implications of inefficiency on the part of unit commanders. In October of 1962, the Army conducted a military exercise entitled "Yellow Ribbon II." The exercise was called to a halt before completion. Reason: communications equipment broke down. One does not like to contemplate what the consequences might be if this situation were to occur in the event of an actual enemy attack. The failure of Yellow Ribbon II came on the heels of two prior GAO reports about the "negligence of responsible personnel." No effective action was taken at that time. One wonders whether the Eighth Army in" Korea will now put its house in order? Recently, Illinois Governor Otto Kerner and I took part in a television program in which a part of the discussion centered around the climate for business and economic growth in Illinois. While the governor and all other public and private citizens of Illinois are interested in promoting our state's economic growth, some very sobering facts should be considered. Certain information furnished to me by the United States Department of Commerce bears interestingly upon this subject. Illinois, one of the rich industrial states of the nation, has sustained a fairly steady decline in its rate of eqonomic growth since 1929. Of the "Great Lakes States" of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Illinois, our state is at the bottom in the "rate" of per capita income growth. During this time, Indiana boasted a 304 per cent increase while Illinois lagged far behind with only 208 per cent. This ration is even more pronounced in respect to "total" personal income growth in which Illinois' increase amounted to 312 • per cent in contrast to Michigan's 440 per cent and Indiana's 489 per cent. Per capita income and total personal income for the period 1962-1963 reflected some improvement in Illinois' relative increasing in per capita income position, but showed our state only at the rate of 3 per cent in contrast to Michigan's 5 per cent increase and Indiana's 4 per cent improvement. According to the U. S. Department of Commerce, Illinois is one of fourteen states in the nation showing the lowest rate of economic growth in the period of 1948 to 1963. » Considerable prodding from the business community, as well as a political campaign in which attention is focused on this subject, should develop greater citizen awareness of the need for a healthy economic climate in Illinois. A most significant comment appears in the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce's recent publication, "Meeting the Challenge of Economic Growth in Illinois." The growth industries and declined more in the nation's declining industries." This salient statement should give cause for careful thought by all who are seeking to lead Illinois in a path of improved industrial and economic growth. The grossly unfavorable position of Illinois, with respect to defense contract awards, is certainly one factor accounting for our state's poor showing. In the fiscal year ending in July, 1963, California received more than 23 per cent of the defense contract awards, whereas Illinois received only 1.8 per cent of such important business. The states of Missouri, New York Pennsylvania and Texas are also far ahead of our state's position. The governor and all of the Illinois' members of Congress, representing both political parties, have been endeavoring to do something about this -- and there are signs of improvement on the horizon. .*\ Local initiative and a receptive local climate for business appear to be the prinicpal inducements for new and expanded business growth. Our 12th Congressional district can take justifiable pride in such industrial developments as the recent expansion of the Frank G. Hough company in Libertyville and the projected new plants of Abbott Laboratories and G. D. Searle Laboratories in Lake county. We are proud of the recent decisions to establish a huge Chrysler corporation plant near Belvidere in Boone county and a new plant of the Borden company at Woodstock in McHenry county. The physical attributes of Illinois, particularly that section comprising our 12th Congressional district, provide sufficient reasons for a temperate climate, excellent transportation, and other favorable factors are abundantly present for commercial expansion. Local community effort, such as* has been demonstrated by Waukegan, North Chicago, Libertyville, Mundelein, Belvidere, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Woodstock and other communities, can supplement such exisiting natural attractions and make the dream of new business become a reality. Business deterrents in the fcrm of increased state or local taxes or hostile public attitudes can defeat the promotional work of local officials, chambers of commerce and state agencies. It is most encouraging to find a friendly attitude expressed now by Governor Kerner, as well as to'note that this significant public issue is being presented by the Republican nominee for governor, Charles H. Percy of Kenilworth, a successful business executive in his own right. As a member of Congress, I HEALTH EDUCATOR TO EXPLAIN STATE NURSING PROGRAM Richard L. Tazewell, Superintendent of McHenry County Schools, has announced that arrangements had been completed for William E. Skadden, health educator of the Illinois Department of Mental Health, to be in his office in the Court House annex in Woodstock on Thursday, June 4, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to explain the state nursing scholarship program for any interested students and/or their parents. Skadden will meet with individuals or groups. Especially invited are high school seniors or juniors, or recent high school graduates who may be employed but still interested in a career in nursing. Students presently enrolled in a hospital school of nursing or in the nurcan assure the next governor of Illinois--whoever he may be --of the fullest cooperation among the Illinois delegation in the United States Congress. More business, higher personal incomes and , an improved rate of economic growth in Illinois are beyond the claims of partisan politics. It is a goal of --and for--ail the citizens of Illinois. sing department of a university may be eligible for this plan and are urged t to investigate. No appointments will be necessary during the scheduled hours and the representative from the Mental Health department will meet with interested individuals or groups on a first come, first served basis. Parents of interested students are encouraged to attend the informational conferences where instructions will be given for making immediate application for these nursing scholarship- grants for professional nursing education currently available from the Illinois Dept. of Mental Health. The nursing scholarshipgrants are worth from $2,000 up, depending on the school costs, over; a period of 36 months and are open to high school graduates between the ages of 17 and 35. The applicant must be a citizen of the United States and reside in Illinois. The final requirement is that they must be accepted by an approved school r* the general Illinois area. The choice of the school is made by the student. Children soon learn that the harder they throw a rubber ball at a wall, the harder it bounces back to them. It's strange how many adults have not learned the s?me thing. 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