[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1299]
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COMMEMORATING THE RETIREMENT OF JOHN R. CALHOUN, CITY ATTORNEY OF LONG 
                               BEACH, CA

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                           HON. STEPHEN HORN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 14, 1998

  Mr. HORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the retirement of 
Hon. John R. Calhoun as the elected City Attorney of Long Beach, 
California. John Calhoun has served with distinction the city 
government and residents of Long Beach. During John's tenure, Long 
Beach has become the 5th largest city in California and the 31st 
largest in the nation.
  As he retires, John Calhoun is the longest serving elected City 
Attorney in California.
  Mr. Speaker, John Calhoun has overseen the legal affairs of the city 
of Long Beach for 15 years. In that time its seaport has become one of 
America's largest. John has substantially assisted the International 
trade of the United States, especially in the great Pacific Rim Basin, 
for which the Port of Long Beach has become a basic transportation hub.
  John Calhoun also has had a distinguished career in the U.S. Army 
Reserve, from which he retired as a Colonel in the Judge Advocate 
Corps.
  Mr. Speaker, on behalf of a number of our many colleagues--past and 
present--in the House who have come to know City Attorney Calhoun over 
the years, I would offer his commitment to public service as an example 
of the quality local governmental leadership and professionalism that 
personifies good government for all our citizens. John's career has 
been marked by a strict insistence on courtesy and fairness to all the 
city's citizens and to the elected officials with whom he has shared 
leadership for so many years.
  So best wishes to John Calhoun and his wife, Betty. I think that 
dynamic couple will offer even more constructive service in the years 
ahead