[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 19 (Thursday, February 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E261]
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              IN HONOR OF ALEX SMITH ON HIS 90TH BIRTHDAY

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 13, 1997

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to bring to the 
attention of my colleagues the great achievements of Alex Smith and the 
East Side Peace Action Committee. This outstanding organization in my 
district has worked for 40 years on world peace and nuclear disarmament 
issues.
  The East Side Peace Action Committee, which has been led by Mr. Smith 
for 40 years, was born out of the Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy 
in 1957. It was established in a time when Americans first felt fear 
over the threat of nuclear war. Early on, the members of the East Side 
chapter recognized the dangers of stockpiling nuclear weapons and 
banded together to work on ending ``mutually assured destruction,'' or 
MAD, as a national campaign. Participants in this cause have included 
Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr. Benjamin Spock, Senator Wayne Morse, Norman 
Cousins, and many others.
  The East Side chapter would not have been so successful if it were 
not for Mr. Alex Smith, a long time resident of the 14th Congressional 
District. Mr. Smith has spearheaded the East Side chapter and served 
our community since 1957. He is a remarkable leader and organizer and 
has received widespread recognition for his work on peace issues and 
for ending the threat of nuclear annihilation. His labor and struggle 
has truly made our world a safer place, especially now that the chances 
of nuclear war has greatly diminished.
  Alex Smith, for the past 40 years, has been an advocate for 
eliminating nuclear weapons and has provided leadership for the East 
Side Peace Action Committee. It is for these reasons and many more that 
I would like to recognize Mr. Smith on his 90th birthday.

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