Profitability in the steel industry remains weak.

JAMES I. HARTIGAN, of Massachusetts, to be United States Marshal for the District of Massachusetts for the term of 4 years, vice John A. Bitknes, Jr., resigned.

I think there has been a restoration of trust among the people of our Nation.

EDWARD MARKS, of California, a Foreign Service officer of Class three, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Cape Verde.

I believe that H.R. 6884 will nevertheless permit us to carry out an effective overall program in fiscal year 1978.

Public service is our highest calling.

ROBERTA S. KARMEL, of New York, to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 1981, vice A. A. Sommer, Jr.

CARL W. GARDNER, of Oklahoma, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of Oklahoma for the term of 4 years, vice Harry Connolly.

This bill will take a great stride forward in trying to correct this serious affliction on our Nation's economy.

It will require us to act with speed and with prudence and, at the same time, to act out of a spirit of confidence and hope and, occasionally, charity.

JOSEPH D. DUFFEY, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities for a term of 4 years, vice Ronald S. Betman, term expired.

My sincere appreciation for the leadership so capably demonstrated in the preparation of this excellent report.

FREDERICK HOWARD WEISBERG, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for a term of 15 years, vice Charles W. Halleck, term expired.

EDWARD D. SCHAEFFER, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for the term of 4 years, vice Charles S. Guy.

President Nyerere is a man who has the best insight into African problems of anyone I've ever met.

CHARLES M. ADKINS, JR., of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of 4 years, vice Irvin W. Humphreys.

Submitted August 2, 1977

JUAN G. BLAS, of Guam, to be United States Marshal for the District of Guam for the term of 4 years, vice John T. San Aguetin.