[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 106 (Thursday, July 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1439]
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                       IN HONOR OF MS. VERA HALL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2001

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of a great woman who 
has led a distinguished life of humanitarian activism, Ms. Vera Hall.
  Ms. Hall is the daughter of Russian Immigrants who migrated to 
Ashtabula County where she grew up on a farm. Ms. Hall attended Ohio 
State University and later transferred to Radio School during World War 
II and began a career communicating and recording vital information to 
airline pilots. During the next 40 years Vera worked for the commercial 
airlines Pennsylvania Central which eventually became United Airlines. 
Throughout the four decades she was active in the labor movement first 
as ACEC and then CWA.
  Her hobbies include gardening and the environment along with issues 
concerning peace. Ms. Hall is an expert organic gardener whose colorful 
perennial flower gardens are breathtaking. She is a dedicated 
environmentalist in her daily lifestyle as well as in her political 
beliefs. She is serious, committed, informed, and articulate on the 
issues of her concerns. She has served as the treasurer for both Womens 
International League for Peace and Freedom and for the Racial and 
Economic Equality. Ms. Hall has protested war, nuclear armament, 
racism, apartheid, and sexism.
  Ms. Hall also enjoys spending her time enjoying the arts. She 
supports the theater, museums, music venues and other cultural 
institutions.
  Mr. Speaker, please rise today and join me in applauding an 
individual who has made numerous contributions to the Cleveland area, 
Ms. Vera Hall.

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