October 2, 1978 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS 33119 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS PLACES THAT USED TO NEED Blvd.'s and Pkwy.'s. In some places, streets NAMES were numbered; in some places, streets were named. Some had the odd addresses on the right side, some on the left. Some had num­ bers going up to the north and down to the HON. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. south, and some were just the other way OF vmGINIA around. In light of all of this confusing per­ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES plexity, it's a wonder we got any mail at all. Monday, October 2, 1978 But no more! During the next 2Y2 years. the e Mr. HARRY F. BYRD, JR. Mr. President, the Senator from · Missouri <Mr. EAGLETON) wrote an amusing and interesting article for Saturday's Wash­ ington Star concerning the postal ZIP codes. I ask that it be printed in the Extension of Remarks. The article follows: PLACES THAT USED To NEED NAMES {By THOMAS F. EAGLETON) Everything has to be someplace, and every place needs a name. At least, that is what we always have assumed throughout 6,000- odd years of recorded human history. During that stretch of time, we've named the places we come to and go from after anything and everything. In Missouri, some places, like Hannibal, are named after famous people. Some places, like Moscow Mills, are named after other places. Some places, like New Franklin, are named after bot h. We've named places after high ideals, such as Independence, and after lofty goals, such as Success, There's a Daisy, Missouri, which honors fiowers, and a Buffalo, Missouri, which honors beasts. There is greenery in Green City. However, there are no blue springs in Blue Springs. There used to be blue springs in Blue Springs, but then the town moved. They took the name along and left the spring behind. Most of us find this variety of names amus­ ing. Some would even go as far as to say that names like this are a necessity, at least if we all want to remember where we live. That view ls not shared by the U.S. Postal Service, however. They don't like names at all. For a long time, the Postal Service has been waging a subtle campaign to get rid of names. It began in the big cit ies, with the invention of zones. Suddenly one day. down­ town St. Louis became St. Louis 1, St. Louis 2. St. Louis 3. Downtown Kansas City became Kansas City 5 and Kansas City 6, etc. It all seemed innocent enough, at first. Then, in 1963, came a quantum leap in the march of progress-the discovery of the ZIP code. With ZIP code. the entire third line of everyone's home address became obsolete. Today, if you are writing to a friend in Sikeston, you still are allowed to write "Sikeston, Mo." on the envelope, more as a bow to t radition than anything else. How­ ever, as far as t he Postal Service i~ concerned, your friend lives in neither Sikeston nor Missouri. He lives in 63801. period. In one grand sweep, order had triumphed over chaos. Before the discovery of ZIP code, for example, confused postal workers had to grapple with 24 different places named Springfield. Since 1963, though, Americans have lost nary a moment's slee over the chances of 65801 's mail mistakenly ending up in 19064. Even with ZIP code, however, the typical address still cont ained a.t least two lines chock full of imprecise, confusing, despica­ ble words. There was a plethora of St.'s, Dr.'s, 33120 EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS champion in the chairman of the House VA and to enhance the participation of VA Committee on Veterans' Affairs. He is a medical District Directors in regional heal th man of integrity. He is a good man to planning. In addition, HEW will cooperate with the VA and other Federal agencies in have at your side when the battle is the submission of health plans under OMB joined. Circular A-95. I look forward to close cooperation between this Department and the VA in fully develop­ VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION AND ing needed mechanisms for effective commu­ HEALTH PLANNING nication within the health planning process. Sincerely, HON. RAY ROBERTS JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, Jr.e OF TEXAS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY Monday, October 2, 1978 SURVEY e Mr. ROBERTS. Mr. Speaker, it was reported in the July 15, 1978, issue of U.S. Medicine that Robert Derzon, then HON. JOHN BRADEMAS Administrator of the Health Care Fi­ OF INDIANA nancing Administration of the Depart­ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment of Health, Education and Welfare, Monday, October 2, 1978 told a symposium of State and local officials: e Mr. BRADEMAS. Mr. Speaker, the The problem of VA and health planning current issue of Congressional Quarterly ls one of the most difficult ones at HEW. includes that publication's annual sur­ vey on congressional foreign travel. He said the VA had more "political I am listed in the article as having clout" than most groups and urged his made "No response to CQ queries," the audience to put pressure on their Con­ inference being that CQ repeatedly re­ gressmen "to vote down what is not quested the desired information. sound." Actually, Mr. Speaker, my office re­ The reporter checked his notes, at my ceived only one survey f'Orm from CQ, request, and verified the accuracy of the and that form did not indicate any dead­ quotes, but I wrote to the Secretary of line date for response. Moreover, when HEW, Joseph Califano, and asked for my secretary, approximately a month details of any problems his Department ago, telephoned CQ to ask for the dead­ was having with the Veterans' Adminis­ line date for returning the form, she was tration. I reminded him of earlier cor­ told only that there was "no rush." respondence in which I have objected to Mr. Speaker, I have asked my secre­ HEW officials assuming responsibility tary, who is overworked, to try to be for veterans benefits programs when more prompt in responding to such sur­ there is no basis in law for them to do so. veys. I would suggest that the editors of I further asked Mr. Califano to cite the CQ ask their researchers, who probably authority by which HEW officials travel are overworked as well, to be a little around the country urging State officials more precise about their deadline dates to put pressure on Congress. for requested information. The file of my objections to unwar­ In the meantime, Mr. Speaker, I am ranted HEW intrusions into veterans today returning CQ's form in order that prog.rams has become a thick one, Mr. its request may be honored, and am in­ Speaker. So that all Members may be cluding at this point in the RECORD a aware of this matter, I include Mr. Cali­ copy of my response so that it may fano's letter in reply to my inquiry into immediately be available to anyone the RECORD: interested: WASHINGTON, D.C., CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY, INC., September 20, 1978. Washington, D.C. Hon. RAY RoBERTS, Chairman, Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: In your letter of July 26, you expressed concern over a remark attributed to Robert Derzon, Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration. I have discussed this matter with Mr. Derzon and he assures me that he neither said, nor does he believe, that "the problem of VA and health planning is one of the most difficult ones at HEW." Mr. Derzon does not know how his com­ ments could have been so misconstrued as to result in the statement reported to you. He does hope there will be cooperation between VA facilities and local Health Systems Agen­ cies to assure that equitable and rational al­ location of resources exists. Presently, VA representatives do sit on HSA boards and thus p•articipate in the planning process. I can assure you that this Department will continue its efforts to insure cooperation with the VA in improving the health plan­ ning process. For Instance, the Bureau of Heal th Planning will soon issue a. policy no­ tice which directs Heal th Systems Agencies under HEW to review relationships with the October 2, 1978 Bound to ea.ch other with ties that Should last; At forty, my young sons have Grown and are gone, But my man's beside to see I don't mourn. At fifty, once more babies play Round my knee. Again we know children, my loved One and me. Dark days are upon me, my Husband is dead, I look at the future, I shudder With dred, For my young are all rearing Young o! their own, And I think of the years and the Love that I've known. I'm an old woman now and nature Is cruel- Tis her jest to make old age look Like a fool. The body it crumbles, grace and Vigour depart There is now a stone where I once Hada heart; But inside this old carcass a young Girl stm dwells. And now and a.gain my battered Heart swells. I remember the joys, I remember The Pain, And I'm loving and living life Over again. I think of the years all too !ew­ Gone too !a.st, And accept. the stark !act that Nothing can last, So open your eyes, nurses, open And see Not a crabbit old woman, look Closer-see Me! e PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON.
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