September 9, 1969 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD- HOUSE 24925 By Mr. SCO'IT: nam and backing the administration in its nesto Tanguilig; to the Committee on the H.R.13706. A bill to amend title 38 of the efforts on behalf of these servicemen held Judiciary. United States Code to extend by one yea.r captive by the North Vietnamese Govern­ By Mr. SMITH of New York: the period in which certain guaranty and ment; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H.R. 13712. A bill for the relief of Vin­ insure.nee entitlement may be used by World By Mr.CLARK: cenzo Pellicano; to the Committee on the war n veterans; to the Committee on Vet­ H. Con. Res. 328. A resolution expressing the Judiciary. erans' Affairs. sense of Congress relating to films and broad­ By Mr. ULLMAN: casts whioh defame, stereotype, ridicule, de­ H.R.13707. A bill to provide additional mean, or degrade ethnic, racial, and religious PETITIONS, ETC. benefits for optometry officers of the uni­ groups; to the Committee on Interstate and formed services; to the Committee on Armed Foreign Commerce. Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions Services. By Mr. CELLER: and papers were laid on the Clerk's desk By Mr. WHITEHURST: H. Res. 537. A resolution to provide funds and referred as follows: H.R. 13708. A bill to provide additional for the Committee on the Judiciary; to the 230. By Mr. COUGHLIN: Petition of resolu­ benefits for optometry officers of the uni­ Committee on House Administration. tion of the council of the city of Philadel­ formed services; to the Committee on Armed phia regarding rig.ht of farm workers to bar­ Services. gain collectively; to the Committee on Edu­ By Mr.CLAY: PRIVNrE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS cation and Labor. H.J. Res. 890. A resolution proposing an 231. By Mr. COUGHLIN: Petition of res­ amendment to the Constitution of the United Under clause 1 of rule X:XII, private olution of Township of Lower Merion, Mont­ States providing for the election of the Presi­ bills and resolutions were introduced and gomery Oounty, Pa., regarding tax status of dent and the Vice President; to the Commit­ severally referred as follows: municipal bonds; to the Committee on Ways tee on the Judiciary. By Mr. DADDARIO: and Means. By Mr. McDONALD of Michigan: H.R. 13709. A bill for the relief of Francine 232. By the SPEAKER: Petition of Allan H.J. Res. 891. A resolution designating the Zimmerman; to the Committee on the Ju­ Feinblum, New York, N.Y., relative to ob­ American marigold ( Tagetes erecta) as the diciary. servation of the birthday of M. K. Gandhi; to national floral emblem of the United States; By Mr. ST GERMAIN: theOommittee on the Judiciary. to the Oommittee on House Administration. H.R. 13710. A bill for the relief of Salva­ 233. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the By Mr. ABBI'IT: tore Taormina; to the Committee on the Ju­ Marshall Chamber of Commerce, Marshall, H. Con. Res. 327. A resolution protesting diciary. Tex., et al., relative to the unsolicited mall­ the treatment of American servicemen held By Mr. SCHEUER i ing of pornographic literature; to the Com­ prisoner by the Government of North Viet- H.R. 13711. A bill for the relief of Dr. Er- mittee on Post Office and Civil Service. EXTENSIONS OF RE.MARKS TELEPHONE CONSUMERS NEED Both in Tampa and St. Petersburg, large Time simply has caught up with General ADVOCATE crowds have turned out to tell of the prob­ Telephone Co. of Florida. The people who lems they have had with phone service. These are forced to buy their service have had people were only those who had detailed in­ enough. HON. LEE METCALF formation of what they considered inade­ In 1971, the St. Petersburg freeholders will quate services and who were anxious to tell vote on renewing the company's franchise in OF MONTANA the PSC about it. How many more people a.re the city. Company officials must now be look­ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES dissatisfied but simply could or would not ing forward to that date with concern for it Tuesday, September 9, 1969 attend the hearings is not known. is obvious the opposition is beginning to jell. The lessons for the PSC ls that there is The company must stand on its record. Mr. METCALF. Mr. President, Florida indeed a general dissatisfaction with tele­ It may be too late for GenTel to build a rec­ consumers are dissatisfied with the Gen­ phone service in Tampa. and St. Petersburg, ord that will meet public acceptance. eral Telephone Co. of Florida. The Flor­ and that the people, given a fair opportunity The publlc, at last, is getting the message to air their complaints, are only too happy across. ida Public Service Commission is holding to tell commissioners what is wrong. hearings regarding the company's rates Such large crowds have turned out for and service, and the public is responding these hearings and so many people are anx­ in large numbers to voice its complaints ious to be heard that it ls conceivable the EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE on the subject. But, as the St. Petersburg commissioners may never be able to complete GETS IDGH PRIORITY IN JACK­ Independent aptly points out, there the hearings if the present format of allow­ SONVILLE exists no public advocate to represent ing the public to be heard first is continued. the interests of the people: The hearings have not been noted for their decorum and formality. At times they HON. CHARLES E. BENNETT Only one side has attorneys. Only one have resembled ancient Roman circuses with side has access to the records. Only one side the audience cheering and clapping each OF FLORIDA is able to produce reams of statistics to back time a witness made a thrust a.t the com­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES up its arguments. p any. Monday, September 8, 1969 The utility has a built-in advantage This points up the need for a public advo­ cate. The rules of the commission for such Mr. BENNETT. Mr. Speaker, John M. for its side of the case. Having just par­ hearings are the same as those of the Circuit Waters, Jr., director of public safety, ticipated in hearings on S. 607, a measure Court. Jacksonville, Fla., recently addressed the which would provide for the service of a But only one side has attorneys. Only one third International Congress on Medical Utility Consumers' Counsel in just such side has access to the records. Only one side and Related Aspects of Motor Vehicle an instance, I ask unanimous consent to is able to produce reams of statistics to back Accidents, and his address was reported have printed in the RECORD this pertinent up its arguments. in the August 1969 edition of Traffic editorial from the St. Petersburg Inde­ Attorneys for GenTel will have the oppor­ tunity to cross examine opposing witnesses, Safety. This dedicated public official has pendent of July 31. in his remarks set out the realistic pro­ There being no objection, the article whioh will create a. hardship on many of them since they will have to miss another gram which Jacksonville has inaugu­ was ordered to be printed in the RECORD, day's work in order to appear. Bwt who will rated to provide quick, efficient services as follows: have the opportunity to cross examine tele­ for sick and injured. The program may GENTEL REAPS HARVEST OF ILL WILL phone company executives? Does every mem­ well serve as a model for other large We hope General Telephone Co. of Florida ber of the complaining public have this cities; and therefore, I include here the and the Public Service Commission (PSC) right? article as it appeared in Traffic Safety: are learning the lessons being taught at a A public advocate could do a great dea.l to series of public hearings in the Tampa Bay simplify the proceedings by screening wit­ EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE GETS HIGH area. nesses and vigorously contesting evidence PRIORITY IN JACKSONVILLE The lessons are being driven home with presented by the urtmty. Providing emergency medical services is a the authority of a. schoolmaster with a long It must now be evident to both GenTel growing problem in all areas of the world in ruler in his hand. and the PSC that t.elephone subscribers in which the use of the automobile is increas­ The lesson for General Telephone is that this area are angry and dissatisfied. ing. It 1s a complicated problem in the large inadequate service, unkept promises and They know they are paying high prices cities, where heavy traffic often impedes the high rates are the basic ingredients for a for service inferior to that in almost all areas transfer of the injured from the scene of the revolt of telephone users. of the country. accident to a treatment center. 24926 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS September 9, 1969 There are several fundamental differences created National Highway Safety Bureau fessional medicine. Yet, we have major prob­ between the problem in this country and (NHSB) to see if the methods and techniques lems in our hospitals, and they must be that facing our friends in some other coun­ of our military system could be applied to solved before we can have an efficient emer­ tries. our highway problem at the state and city gency medical services system. First, we have an acute shortage of physi­ level. We made a great deal of progress in Communications. The matter of communi­ cians and nurses, and little prospect of the next 18 months, initiated considerable cations in a city EMS system is no great remedying this matter in the foreseeable fu­ research and passed out volumes of guidance mystery.