[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 30, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1402-E1403]
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   DR. J. EDWARD ROUSH'S ENDURING LEGACY TO INDIANA'S FOURTH DISTRICT

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                          HON. MARK E. SOUDER

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 30, 1996

  Mr. SOUDER. Mr. Speaker, on April 22, 1996, I respectfully requested 
that when the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure met to 
consider the Water Resources Development Act, that the Huntington 
Reservoir in Huntington County, IN be renamed in honor of a 
distinguished citizen and former Indiana Congressman, Dr. J. Edward 
Roush of Huntington, IN. This provision has eventually become section 
505 of the bill before us today.
  Dr. Roush's entire life has been dedicated to the advancement of the 
interests of the Hoosier State and our great country. His service began 
early in his life, when he fought for 4 years in World War II. At the 
conclusion of that cataclysmic conflict, Dr. Roush was elected to the 
Indiana General Assembly, where he served from 1949-1950. In 1950 he 
was once again called to duty to defend his country, this time serving 
2 years in the Korean war. He returned to Huntington after his second 
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tour to practice law, and became the prosecuting attorney of Huntington 
County. He served in this capacity from 1955-1959.
  Dr. Roush's sights were set higher. He was elected to the U.S. House 
of Representatives in 1958, and served the people of Northeastern 
Indiana until 1969. In 1970, he was reelected as a Representative of 
our district, and served until 1976. Mr. Roush's initiatives on behalf 
of his constituents are too numerous to mention. Among his many 
contributions, Dr. Roush established the 5th district scholarship 
program, which brought high school students from each of the schools in 
his congressional district to Washington for seminars on the 
governmental process, was instrumental in establishing the 911 
emergency telephone hotline, and he inaugurated an institute on the 
legislative process for high school government teachers and an annual 
legislative seminar for women.
  From 1977 to 1979, Dr. Roush was appointed by President Carter to 
serve as Director of the Office of Regional and Intergovernmental 
Operations of the Environmental Protection Agency. Additionally, he has 
served as both a member and chairman on the board of directors of the 
Huntington College, as a member of the board of directors of the Merry 
Lea Environmental Center in Albion, IN, as a member of various 
veterans' organizations, and as a member of the Indiana Society of 
Washington.
  Mr. Speaker, such dedication deserves recognition. Dr. Roush's 
service to what is now the Fourth District of Indiana should be 
memorialized for generations to come. Changing the name of Huntington 
Reservoir to Roush Lake would ensure that Dr. Roush is duly recognized 
for his many contributions as a statesman. I urge my colleagues to 
support this provision of H.R 3816.

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