[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E158-E159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        TRIBUTE TO DALE LAURANCE

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                         HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, January 23, 1995
  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, we ask our colleagues to join us in saluting 
Dale Laurance, executive vice president of Occidental Petroleum Corp., 
for the great contribution he has made to the nonprofit ``House of 
Justice,'' Bet Tzedek Legal Services of Los Angeles.
  Dale Laurance became deeply involved in the work of Bet Tzedek 
through his close friends, Jerry Coben and Jerry Stern. He has brought 
tremendous energy and an abundance of talent and creativity to this 
work. He has also enlisted the assistance of a vast circle of 
businesses and professionals, who were drawn to Bet Tzedek by his 
persuasive presentation of its goals, accomplishments, and 
effectiveness. A great amount of the service that Bet Tzedek is able to 
provide the poor and the elderly in Los Angeles can be traced directly 
to Mr. Laurance's tireless efforts on Bet Tzedek's behalf.
  Mr. Laurance also deserves our recognition for a distinguished career 
in petroleum engineering, and for his signal contributions to the 
[[Page E159]] arts as a major sponsor of the Armand Hammer Museum and 
Cultural Center and as managing director of the Joffrey Ballet.
  We ask our colleagues to join us in expressing our great appreciation 
to Mr. Laurance for putting valuable time and effort into the work of 
Bet Tzedek and in congratulating for the honor that Bet Tzedek is 
conferring on him.


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