It had been my privilege to serve with JOHN BALDWIN ever since he came to the House of Representatives as a member of the California delegation in 1954. I believe that one word-dedication-sums up his whole approach to serving his district, California, and the Nation. JOHN was truly dedicated. He had a well-deserved reputation for always being on the job and for getting results. He was completely unselfish about giving of himself to the work that needed to be done. His exemplary personal life brought credit not only to himself and family, but also to the Congress as well.

JOHN BALDWIN's life was one of many achievements and it is one of those ironies of life that he was taken from us, cutting short his illustrious career when he had so much more to give. JOHN was born June 28, 1915, in Oakland, Calif. He had a fine analytical mind and compiled a fine scholastic record. After graduation from the University of California in 1935 he was assistant manager of the South-Western Publishing Co., in San Francisco.

He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with distinction from 1941 to 1946, and rose from the rank of private to the rank of lieutenant colonel. JOHN was an expert in financial matters and served as director of training of the Army Finance School from 1943 to 1944. He was Chief of the Foreign Fiscal Affairs Branch of the Office of Fiscal Director of the War Department in 1945, and was executive officer of the office of the fiscal director of the Mediterranean theater in 1946. He was decorated by the Italian Government for work in the devalua. tion of the lire currency in 1946.

In 1949 he was graduated from the University of California Boalt Hall School of Jurisprudence and practiced law in Martinez, Calif., from 1949 to 1954, when he entered Congress.

JOHN BALDWIN was a great asset and a credit to the Congress. He was a hard, conscientious worker and obtained results. His work as a member of the House Public Works Committee on which he served for 11 years was outstanding. He contributed very importantly to the drafting of the Federal Interstate Highway Act, truly a landmark piece of legislation in the history of the United States.

He sponsored or left his imprint on many other pieces of legislation relating to our national resources, the highway system, waterways, and water pollution.

Just a little over a month ago, in January, he received an award from the National Collegiate Athletic Association in recognition of

his contribution to college athletics and scholarships. As a student at the University of California he was a member of the track and cross-country teams and was awarded membership in Phi Beta Kappa, national scholastic honor society.

He was a man of faith, of wisdom, of achievement. JOHN BALDWIN was highly esteemed and will be missed very much.

To his wife and partner, Mary, and their daughters, Georgia, Doris, and Sylvia, we extend our sincerest sympathies and condolences.

Mr. GERALD R. FORD. Mr. Speaker, the distinguished gentleman from California has ably and properly and in fine manner expressed, I am sure, the views of all of us concerning our good friend and beloved colleague JOHN BALDWIN. It was my privilege and pleasure to know JOHN all the time he served in the House of Representatives. He did an outstanding job representing his district, his State, and our country. JOHN BALDWIN always spoke thoughtfully and constructively. He voted with a deep conviction the way that he felt he should in his responsible position as a Member of this body. JOHN BALDWIN was a fine family man with the highest principles. All of us on both sides of the aisle will badly miss him in the months ahead.

Mr. Speaker, I join the gentleman from California in extending to his lovely wife and his family our deepest condolences.

Mr. McCORMACK. The loss of JOHN BALDWIN leaves every one of use with a keen feeling of sorrow and regret. I join with the California delegation in their deep sense of loss that they have at the passing of our dear friend, JOHN BALDWIN.

JOHN BALDWIN was a dedicated legislator. He devoted himself seriously to his duties and his responsibilities. He had a profound personality which made itself felt in the making of friends and in his contacts with his fellow colleagues and other human beings. When we passed I always liked to get that little smile of his that he always gave a smile of warmth, sincerity, and friendship. By his words and his actions he reflected the thoughts and considerations of a fine mind possessed of the noble and deep implications that make up not only character but nobility of mind. His years of service here were constructive and effective. As I stated before, he performed his duties in a serious and dedicated manner.

We all grieve at JOHN BALDWIN's passing. We shall miss him very much. Mrs. McCormack joins with me in extending to Mrs. Baldwin and her daughters our deep sympathy in their bereavement.

Mr. ALBERT. Mr. Speaker, I join my friends and colleagues from California in their expression of sorrow over the death of JOHN BALDWIN. JOHN was a constructive, able, forward-looking Member of this House. He was a good man-fine, decent, and clean. He had a bright and wholesome outlook on life. He greeted everyone with a friendly smile and pleasant salutation.

He has served his Nation and his people well. His performance in this House has been above and beyond the call of duty.

We shall miss him.

May God protect and comfort his family and loved ones. May his soul rest in peace.

Mr. HOWARD. Mr. Speaker, along with my colleagues, I was saddened by the death of JOHN BALDWIN, who I am sure was considered a friend by all who knew him.

I first met JOHN when I was assigned to the Public Works Committee early last year and was immediately impressed by his outstanding ability and friendly cooperation and helpfulness to all the Members serving with him. As I grew to know him better, I could appreciate more and more the fine character of this man and why he was held in such esteem by his colleagues. All of us respected JOHN for his reasonableness and his willingness to cooperate to the fullest extent for the benefit and betterment of our country. He was a man of great integrity, with a keen and probing mind, a gentle sense of humor, who won friends effortlessly. His service and devotion as a Member of Congress will be greatly missed in the House of Representatives.

My deepest sympathy goes out to his wife and family and I know that the thoughts of all of us are with them at this time of bereavement and sorrow.

Mr. JONES of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, all of us deeply mourn the death of our friend and colleague, JOHN BALDWIN, who has set so many fine examples for this House through his excellence of character, diligence, and honesty.

No Member of this House fashioned a larger storehouse of respect and friendship than JOHN BALDWIN.

Fortunately, Mr. Speaker, I had the opportunity over the years to work closely with JOHN. He was a leading Republican member of the Committee on Public Works and served on the following subcommittees: Public Buildings and Grounds, Watershed Development, Roads, Flood Control, and the Special Subcommittee on the Federal-Aid Highway Program. He was the ranking Republican member of the Subcommittee on Flood Control.

It was only natural that during our years of association JOHN BALDWIN and I had our differences over legislation, sometimes in manner of approach, sometimes in matters of substance and policy. However, we remained friends because JOHN BALDWIN was never mean in dispute and never failed to respect or objectively consider an opposing point of view. He was unfailingly fair and kind and gentle-and, above all, reasonable.

JOHN BALDWIN, Mr. Speaker, was a man totally dedicated to the highest pursuits of the public service. He made it clear to those of us who worked shoulder to shoulder with him that he was in Congress to serve vigorously and without pause his constituents and his Nation. JOHN never swerved from this goal and I like to think that all of us are the better for it. Through example, it might be said, JOHN BALDWIN has made us more effective legislators, more effective public servants.

Mr. Speaker, JOHN BALDWIN possessed every dimension of the complete Congressman and certainly each of us should strive to emulate him.

I shall miss JOHN sorely, but I shall always be inspired by the knowledge that he regarded me as a true friend.

Mr. HARSHA. Mr. Speaker, as all Members of this body, I deeply regret the passing of our beloved colleague, JOHN BALDWIN. I join my colleagues in extending my heartfelt sympathy to his wife and family.

Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege of serving with JOHN BALDWIN for 6 years on the Public Works Committee. I can honestly say that I do not believe anyone could say that among the very able men on that committee any served with more dedication and more diligence in his work concerning the legislation pending before that committee than JOHN BALDWIN.

Mr. Speaker, JOHN was a constant source of guidance and assistance to others on the minority side of that committee.

Mr. Speaker, JOHN BALDWIN never opposed legislation just for opposition's sake alone. Whenever JOHN opposed any legislation he did so solely upon the principles in which he deeply believed. By the same token, he never supported measures except those based upon principles in which he deeply believed. Truly, he was a leader among leaders and a man among men. A man of deep conviction and high principle.

Mr. Speaker, I deeply regret his passing. This Nation has lost a valued servant and a fine citizen and I have lost a wonderful friend.

Mr. LEGGETT. Mr. Speaker, there is no one that I have known in the U.S. House of Representatives easier to eulogize than my good friend and friend of the people of the State of California than JOHN F. BALDWIN. JOHN formerly represented a portion of my existing congressional district including my hometown of Vallejo, Calif. He was a congressman's Congressman in every sense of the term. Needless to say, I have never made the mistake of trying to emulate him. I met JOHN first and knew of him almost 20 years ago when we both attended Boalt Hall of Law, University of California at Berkeley. JOHN was in the class ahead of me, had just completed a distinguished war career in Europe and had played a leading role— lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army-in Italy in the reorganization of that country's postwar currency. Many of JOHN's contemporaries were first attracted to his capabilities when his law school class reelected him president for 3 successive years.

On graduation from law school, JOHN was admitted to the California bar, entered private practice of law in Martinez, Calif., and made an astronomical rise. He developed a reputation and knowledge of water law that was second to none.

In 1952 JOHN determined to represent the then newly formed Sixth Congressional District which included Contra Costa and my home county of Solano. Though JOHN was on the Republican side, I readily volunteered to chair Democrats for JOHN BALDWIN and I managed his advertising campaign. Unfortunately this was the only election he ever lost. I quickly became impressed with JOHN's indelible sterling traits of character I would hardly expect to find in another man. His abstinence from drink, smoke, his affinity and re