Evening star., 1945-03-25
Assembly Gets
Plan
For Airports
Bill Permits Localities
To Build AirfieIds
With Direct U. S. Aid
BY the Associated Press.

the ASSOClAIeQ FTeSS.
ANNAPOLIS, Mar. 24.-The ad-
ministration's compromise aviation
control bill was introduced in the
Senate today under suspension OF
rules as the Maryland General AS
sembly closed out the next to the
last week of the 1s45 session by pass
ing approximately so measures.
The revised bill, result of several
committee hearings and gubernato-
rial conferences of legislators, State
and Baltimory city officials and
aviation interests, was sponsored by
eight senators representing both
major parties. It's ultimate passage
appeared assured.
Attaching their names to the bill
were Senate President Lindsay and
Senators Funk of Frederick, Altfeld
and Carter of Baltimore, johnson of
Worcester. and Hampton of Mont
gomery. Democrats. and Shipley Of
Carroll and Davis of Caroline. Re-
publieans.
Supplements Law.
Whereas the original administra-
ton bill prepared. by the Attorney
Generals Office and sanctioned by
the State Aviation Commission
amounted to complete recodifica-
ton of the States law on aero
nautics, the present measure merely
would supplement the existing law.
One of the changes would provide
that any political subdivision may
accept direct Federal aid for airport
development or related projects.
Under the original bill, such trans
actions could have been handled
only through the State Aviation
Commission.
A second change would permit
ANY municipality with a population
of 100000 or ore"-Baltimore city
is the only one in the State which
plans to acquire a municipal air.
port site-to be given automatically
a license by the State Aviation
Commission. under certain con-
ditions.
Hospital Care Bill Deferred.
These conditions were described
in the bill as being the entering
into commitments of negotiations
for property acquisition before pas
sage of the bill, designation of such
airport by the appropriate Federal
authority. and use of no State funds
in connection with it.
The House, meantime, again de-
ferred action on the Blue Cross nom
profit medical, dental and hospital
care bill by making it a special
order of business for Monday night.
Strong opposition from insurance
companies has arisen to it. These
organizations claim that Blue Cross,
If expanded in its coverage plan
as proposed in the bill, would be in
direct competition with them for
business and should therefore come
under insurance regulatory and
tax laws.
FOlce ray Boost.
A State police bill which started
out to effect pay increase for those
holding captains ratings wound up
in the House as a pay boost measure
for all police employees from the
trooper to superintendent, with one
exception.
The exception would be the senior
captain, who would retain his pres
ent So 800 salary. Subsequent holders
of the senior captaincy, however,
would receive $500 per year, the
same pay which would be given
captains under the bill.
The superintendent would be
given a 81 500 annual increase over
his present $4,000 salary.
The Officer" the rating of the
ordinary trooper, would receive a
basic pay of $1,650 annually, in
stead of the present $500,
The Ways and Means Commit
tees favorable report on the pay
proposal was adopted.