[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 102 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. EARL V. JONES, SR.

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Earl V. 
Jones, Sr., from Pittsburgh, PA, on his efforts to promote world peace.
  Mr. Jones started his grassroots movement, Peace on Earth, to teach 
children about peace and understanding. The project has since expanded 
to include a sister city in Russia, the Siberian industrial town of 
Novokuznetak. Children in each of these cities write essays answering 
the question ``What Can Each of Us Do for Peace on Earth?''
  Essay winners receive medals fashioned from metal produced in 
Pittsburgh and from Novokuznetak. Among the honorary medal recipients 
are President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. Mr. Jones 
believes children will have an added incentive to compete in the 
contest when they know that two Presidents have the same medals that 
they can win. Furthermore, Mr. Jones included a third set of medals in 
his gift to the presidents which he hopes will be carried into outer 
space. He explains, ``If you're going to have peace on Earth, you 
better start up above and come down.''
  Mr. President, I commend Earl Jones for his tireless work on the 
Peace on Earth campaign. I ask my colleagues to join me in extending 
the Senate's best wishes for continued success to Mr. Jones and his 
worthwhile project.

                          ____________________