An erica’s honor to Simon Wiesenthal, the noted Nazi hunter, moved a step closer today to reality. The House Banking Committee approved striking a gold medal for him in the name of Congress and sent it to the House floor for a vote, probably on Monday.
The bill, introduced by Christopher Dodd (D. Conn.), said that the President “is authorized to present, on behalf of Congress,” the medal “in recognition of his contribution to international justice through the documentation and location of war criminals.”
The subcommittee, which conducted hearings on the award, was headed by Rep. Frank Annunzio (D.III.), chairman of the House subcommittee on consumer affairs. The Senate had passed a somewhat different bill in honor of Wiesenthal last fall. It was introduced by Sen. George Mc Govern (D. S. D.).
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