[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 14 (Thursday, February 1, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E142-E143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        IN RECOGNITION OF ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES OF MARIETTA

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                          HON. GEORGE W. GEKAS

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 1, 1996

  Mr. GEKAS. Mr. Speaker, last April, Americans were horrified by the 
image of a bombed-out courthouse in Oklahoma City. We prayed that the 
tired heroes working day and night in the rubble would find more 
victims 

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alive, and return them safely to their worried families.
  Nearly a year after the tragedy, there are still heroes working to 
heal the wounds of Oklahoma City. One such hero is a well-known 
business in central Pennsylvania, Armstrong World Industries of 
Marietta.
  In January, the Marietta plant donated 40,000 square feet of 
Armstrong ceiling tiles to assist in the rebuilding of the Federal 
courthouse in Oklahoma City. This generous gift was delivered to the 
director of the Oklahoma City Customer Service Center of the General 
Services Administration.
  Armstrong World Industries is a shining example of the charitable 
spirit that so exemplifies central Pennsylvania. It is this spirit that 
overcomes tragedies and brings people together as a community and a 
nation.
  I am extremely proud of the efforts of the Marietta plant and its 
workers to help their fellow Americans in Oklahoma City. I am certain 
their generosity will not soon be forgotten.

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