Speaker. the Baltic people know by bitter experience that civil rights and elemental freedoms are the concern of all mankind. and I urge all of my colleagues here in the House of Representatives to "remember Latvia." On this occasion I extend my greetings to the Americans of Latvian descent in my own l1th Congressional District. the city of Chicago. and all over this Nation who are participating in the 56th anniversary celebration of Latvian independence. My colleagues will be interested to know that the Lithuanian seaman Simas Kudirka met yesterday with Mayor Daley. who has proclaimed him an honorary citizen of Chicago. Kudirka unsuccessfully attempted to escape from Soviet authorities by boarding a U.S. Coast Guard vessel in 1970. For this attempt. he was imprisoned by the Soviet authorities and was only recently released from prison and allowed to immigrate to the United States. I was proud to join with many Members of Congress in urging the release of this courageous man. Mr.
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