It is hereby determined that the jurisdiction of the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission referred to in Section 1 of this order shall extend to those portions of the States of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, and North Dakota that are located within the Upper Mississippi, Souris, Red, or Rainy River drainage basins.

The Chairman of the Commission is hereby authorized and directed to refer to the Council any matters under consideration by the Commission which relate to areas of interest or jurisdiction of the International Joint Commission, United States and Canada.

American life today would be infinitely poorer without these contributions.

With them, Americans continue to work toward the realization of a dream that is as old as the earliest Spanish explorers—the dream of a new world on a new Continent—a world in which men can reach new heights of freedom and achievement.

I call upon all Americans, particularly those in the field of education, to observe that week with appropriate ceremonies and activities.

All funds, property, records, employees, assets, and obligations of the Souris-Red-Rainy River Basins Commission are, with the concurrence of Governors of the affected States, transferred to the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission, effective as of July 1, 1973.

The Commission is expected to provide for procedures for consultation with the States of Indiana, Michigan, South Dakota, and Montana on any matter which might affect the water and related land resources of the headwater drainages of the Mississippi River Basin or the drainages of the Souris, Red, or Rainy River Basins in those States and to give notice to those States of meetings of the Commission.

That is why I favor legislation which would raise the floor to a higher level than H.R. 7935 but would do so over a longer period of time.

The Secretary will have a press conference tomorrow before he leaves for talks at the Tokyo meeting.

You are batting like the California Angels.

I am returning today, without my approval, H.R. 7935, a bill which would make major changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act.

We were gratified by the General Assembly's endorsement of the reduction of our United Nations budget assessment from 31.52 percent to 25 percent.

And then you are going from Nairobi to Russia?

Once again, prudence dictates a more gradual increase in the wage rate, so that the economy can more easily absorb the impact.

IS that all? Fine, fine. When do you sleep?

One of our major problems, incidentally, I might say, is, as you were just talking about the trade bill, Wilbur Mills' incapacity.

Wheat is no problem. It is corn and soybeans.

Extension of Federal minimum wage and overtime standards to State and local government employees is an unwarranted interference with State prerogatives and has been opposed by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.