Bob Franks: “Mr. Speaker, S. 453 designates the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.''…”

“Mr. Speaker, S. 453 designates the Federal building in Juneau, Alaska as the ``Hurff A. Saunders Federal Building.'' Hurff A. Saunders was a resident of Alaska who played an instrumental role in the State's history both as a territory and as a State. Prior to World War II, he emigrated from South Dakota to Ketchikan, Alaska, where he accepted a civilian engineering position with the United States Coast Guard. During the war he played a critical role in the ability of the United States Navy and Coast Guard to navigate the North Pacific waters by correctly determining the latitude and longitude of various key aids to navigation that were misidentified on official charts at that time. Following the war, Mr. Saunders returned to a civil engineering position with the Federal Government. In this position, he supervised several public works projects, completing the projects on schedule and within budget. In 1966, prior to his retirement, Mr. Saunders successfully completed his final Federal construction project, the Juneau Federal Building, Post Office and United States Courthouse, which is the building we designate in his honor today. This is a fitting tribute to a dedicated public servant. I support this act. I urge my colleagues to support it as well.”