1985; Assistant Director of the Office of Cabinet Affairs and Staff Assistant to the President, 1981-1982; Deputy Director of the legal and administrative agencies group during the 1980 transition, office of the President-elect; and national director of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 1971-1977. Mr. Cribb graduated from Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1970) and the University of Virginia (J.D., 1980). He resides in Arlington, VA. Mr. Cribb was born August 7, 1948, in Spartanburg, SC. Conference on Small Business. These are new positions: Lloyd F. Hames, of Alaska. Mr. Hames is chairman of the board of the Hames Corp., a grocery retail business, in Sitka, AK. Mr. Hames attended Washington State College, and he was born June 26, 1927, in Sprague, WA. Wayne J. Heringer, of North Dakota. Mr. Heringer is owner-manager of Wagon Wheel Lumber in Washburn, ND. He graduated from North Dakota State University (B.S., 1970). He is married, has three children, and was born April 23, 1946, in Harvey, ND. National Council on the Humanities Nomination of E. Christian Kopff To Be a Member. July 14, 1986 The President today announced his intention to nominate E. Christian Kopff to be a member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 1992. He would succeed George Alexander Kennedy. Since 1973 Dr. Kopff has been an assistant professor of classics, department of classics, University of Colorado at Boulder. Previously he was an instructor, Intercollegiate Center for Classic Studies in Rome, Italy, 1972. He has also served as an assistant to the director, American Philological Association, 1977-1978; and as an assistant to the director for academy publications at the American Academy in Rome, 1979. Dr. Kopff graduated from Haverford College (B.A., 1968) and the University of North Carolina (Ph.D., 1974). He resides in Boulder, CO, and was born November 22, 1946, in Brooklyn, NY. National White House Conference on Small Business Appointment of Two Delegates. July 14, 1986 The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be delegates to the National White House National Transportation Safety Board Nomination of James E. Burnett, Jr., To Be Chairman. July 15, 1986 The President today announced his intention to nominate James E. Burnett, Jr., to be Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board for a term of 2 years. This is a reappointment. Previously, he was special associate justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas; municipal judge for Clinton, AR, 1975-1979; juvenile judge, Van Buren County, AR; city judge, Damascus, AR; and a practicing attorney in Clinton, AR. Mr. Burnett resides in Arlington, VA, and was born September 20, 1947, in Little Rock, AR. District of Columbia Supplemental Appropriations Letter to the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate. July 15, 1986 Dear Mr. Speaker: (Dear Mr. President:) In accordance with the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, I am transmitting the request for supplemental appropriations by the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 1986 in the amount of $31,567,000 in District of Columbia funds. This transmittal does not represent an endorsement of the Department of Justice contents. Sincerely, Ronald Reagan Note: This is the text of identical letters addressed to Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives, and George Bush, President of the Senate. National Security Council Appointment of Alton G. Keel, Jr., as Acting Principal Deputy to the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. July 15, 1986 The President today announced the appointment of Dr. Alton G. Keel, Jr., formerly Associate Director (National Security and International Affairs) of the Office of Management and Budget, to the staff of the National Security Council where he will serve as the Acting Principal Deputy to the National Security Adviser. Dr. Keel will serve during the absence of Donald R. Fortier. Dr. Keel is currently completing his recent assignment as Executive Director of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident, which he began on February 10, 1986. Prior to his appointment as Associate Director of OMB in September 1982, Dr. Keel served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Research, Development, and Logistics, beginning in August 1981. He also served as senior professional staff on the Senate Armed Services Committee from 1978 to 1981. He initially joined the Senate staff as a congressional science fellow in 1976, and previously, he performed weapons research at the Naval Surface Weapons Center in White Oak, MD. He graduated from the University of Virginia (B.S., 1966 and Ph.D., 1970) and was a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California at Berkeley (1971). Dr. Keel is married, has one child, and was born in Hampton, VA. Nomination of William F. Weld To Be an Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division). July 15, 1986 The President today announced his intention to nominate William F. Weld to be an Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division). He would succeed Stephen S. Trott. Since 1981 Mr. Weld has been United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Previously, he was with the law firm of Hill & Barlow in Boston, MA, 1971– 1981; associate minority counsel, impeachment inquiry, U.S. House Judiciary Committee, Washington, DC, 1974; and a law clerk, Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts for Judge R. Ammi Cutter. Mr. Weld graduated from Harvard College (B.A., 1966), Oxford University (economics, 1967), and Harvard Law School (J.D., 1970). He is married, has five children, and resides in Cambridge, MA. Mr. Weld was born July 31, 1945, in New York City. Department of Justice Nomination of Stephen S. Trott To Be Associate Attorney General. July 15, 1986 The President today announced his intention to nominate Stephen S. Trott to be Associate Attorney General. He would succeed Arnold I. Burns. Since 1983 Mr. Trott has served as Assistant Attorney General (Criminal Division) of the Department of Justice. Previously, he was U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California from 1981 to 1983; and deputy district attorney for the office of the district attorney of Los Angeles County from 1966 to 1981. Before he entered law school Mr. Trott was a member of the folk group "The Highwaymen," best known for their gold record hits: "Michael Row the Boat Ashore” and "Cotton Fields". He graduated from Wesleyan University (B.A., 1961) and Harvard University (LL.B., 1965). He is married, has two children, and resides in McLean, VA. Mr. Trott was born December 13, 1939, in Glen Ridge, NJ. Emergency Board To Investigate a Rail Labor Dispute Executive Order 12562. July 15, 1986 ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY BOARD TO INVESTIGATE Disputes BETWEEN CERTAIN RAILROADS REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL CARRIERS' CONFERENCE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL RAILWAY LABOR CONFERENCE AND THEIR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTED BY CERTAIN LABOR ORGANIZATIONS Disputes exist between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and their employees represented by certain organizations designated on the lists attached hereto and made a part hereof. These disputes have not heretofore been adjusted under the provisions of the Railway Labor Act, as amended (the “Act”). The disputes, in the judgment of the National Mediation Board, threaten substantially to interrupt interstate commerce to a degree such as to deprive a section of the country of essential transportation service. Now, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by Section 10 of the Act, as amended (45 U.S.C. § 160), it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Establishment of Board. There is established, effective July 15, 1986, a board of three members to be appointed by the President to investigate the disputes. No member shall be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of railroad employees or any carrier. The board shall perform its functions subject to the availability of funds. Sec. 2. Report. The board shall report its findings to the President with respect to these disputes within 30 days from the effective date of this Order. Sec. 3. Maintaining Conditions. As provided by Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act, as amended, from the date of the establishment of the board and for 30 days after the board has made its report to the The President announced today that he has established, effective July 15, 1986, Presidential Emergency Board No. 211 to investigate and make recommendations for settlement of current disputes between six railroad labor unions and most of the Nation's major railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference. The President took this action on the recommendation of the National Mediation Board, which has notified the President that the situation appears to be critical. A nationwide railroad strike would have an immediate effect on the public. The Nation's railroads move more than one-third of all intercity freight traffic, more than 100 million tons each month. A strike against the railroads could result in the layoff of 600,000 employees in key rail-served industries after 2 weeks and 1.1 million workers after 4 weeks, in addition to approximately 300,000 railroad employees who would be idled. Cessation of operations on the freight railroads would halt the flow of $700 million worth of goods each day. Production and employment would be particularly af fected in the motor vehicles, paper, coal mining, lumber, steel, glass, and plastics and chemical industries. Although inventories of coal at the Nation's coal-burning electric utility plants average more than 11 weeks of supply, 20 to 25 rail-served powerplants have less than 4 weeks of coal on hand and could run short of fuel if rail service were halted. In addition, railroads are one of the primary transporters of Department of Defense freight traffic, and a strike against the Nation's railroads would severely restrict the movements of this traffic. The Nation's freight railroads also operate trains carrying 150,000 commuters each day, more than three-quarters of them in and around Chicago, IL. Consequently, the President invoked the Emergency Board procedures of the Railway Labor Act, which in part provide that the Board will report its findings and recommendations for settlement to the President within 30 days from the date of its creation. The parties must then consider the recommendations of the Emergency Board and endeavor to resolve their differences without engaging in self-help during a subsequent 30-day period. The following are the railroads and labor organizations involved in the current disputes: Railroads: Alton & Southern Railway Company Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad Company Burlington Northern Railroad Company St. Lawrence Region, Lines in the Great Lakes Region Canadian Pacific Limited Central of Georgia Railroad Company Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway Company Chicago and North Western Transportation Company Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad Chicago Union Station Company Colorado and Wyoming Railway Company Consolidated Rail Corporation The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com- The Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Ter- The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway CSX Transportation, Inc. Former Seaboard System Railroad, Louisville and Nashville Railroad (including C&EI and Monon), Clinchfield Railroad, Georgia Railroad and Atlanta and West The Toledo Terminal Railroad Compa- Western Maryland Railway Company Davenport, Rock Island and North Western Railway Company Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Company Denver Union Terminal Des Moines Union Railway Company Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Company Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific Railway Company Western Fruit Express Company Yakima Valley Transportation Company Labor Organizations: Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of the U.S. and Canada Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers International Brotherhood of Firemen & Oilers U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission Statement by the Deputy Press Secretary for Foreign Affairs. July 16, 1986 The United States has informed the Soviet Union through diplomatic channels that it is prepared to convene a special session of the U.S.-U.S.S.R. Standing Consultative Commission (SCC) beginning on or about July 22 in Geneva. The United States will be prepared to respond to questions or concerns the Soviet Union has with respect to the President's May 27th decision on interim restraint. We would expect that in the context of such a discussion the Soviet Union will also be prepared to address U.S. concerns about Soviet noncompliance with arms control agreements. Since the President came into office, he has done everything he could to try to persuade the Soviet Union to meet its arms control obligations and to achieve agreement on significant reductions in U.S. and Soviet nuclear arsenals. In 1982 he said the United States would continue not to undercut the SALT I interim agreement, which had already expired, and the SALT II treaty, which was stillborn, so long as the Soviets exercised equal restraint. Regrettably, the Soviets did not. In June 1985 the President once again called attention to the |