[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 29, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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CONGRATULATIONS TO CLAYTON KARRER FOR ESSAY IN DEFENSE OF SPACE STATION

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 29, 1994

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to pay tribute to 
Clayton Tolle Karrer of Paris, TX, whose third-place winning essay in 
the Earle North Parker Essay Contest focused on the space station as a 
means of promoting the economic security, and thus national security, 
of the United States and the free world. The contest was sponsored for 
the 4th year by the Northeast Texas Air Force Association.
  Mr. Karrer cites the developments in robotics, communications, 
construction, and medicine derived from the space program and develops 
an economic argument in support of the space station. He writes, ``The 
new or improved products plus the international alliances that can be 
gained through our space station would be very powerful weapons in our 
continuing trade wars, weapons that would be far more advantageous than 
any armament of missiles in space could ever be.''
  ``The new and improved partnerships and products Space Station 
Freedom could create for our nation would definitely help our country 
change the type of economy under which it operates, and that successful 
change would be the greatest support of our national security and the 
security of other nations that could be achieved,'' he continues.
  ``In fact,'' Mr. Karrer concludes, ``that kind of support would allow 
our nation to win what might be its most important battle: the battle 
to make our economy number one in the world.''
  As a supporter of the space station, I commend Mr. Karrer for his 
interest in this timely issue. I also would like to pay tribute to his 
Paris High School English teacher, Sandra Gifford, for encouraging 
students to participate in this essay contest, and to Neil Houser, 
Dennis Mathis, and Day Davis of the Northeast Texas Air Force 
Association for promoting this event.
  Mr. Karrer was recognized at the Northeast Texas Air Force 
Association Banquet on February 11 in Commerce, TX. A Paris High School 
senior, he is the son of Ray and Carolyn Karrer of Paris.

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