Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-21
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To Restored T..
Health Funds
Dr.. Heath Urges
Salvage Of Projects,
Jobs Cut BY House

officials today asked the Senate
to restore $580,581 out Of $671,-
730 cut from its budget for the
next fiscal year by the House.
DR.. Frederick c. Heath, deputy
health director, said the depart
ment had requested an increase
Of Isl jobs but that the House
had allowed only 80. He request.
ed restoration of Ill.
Also he asked for funds to let
the District keep alive a venereal
disease control program. former
ly financed by the Federal Gov
eminent.
This. he said, would cost
$58.360. In addition, DR.. Heath
requested $18.681 to establish
the Districts own tuberculosis
finding program through use Of
mobile X-ray equipment.
U. S. Equipment Borrowed.
The District, he said. has been
borrowing Federal equipment
and wants to set UP a regular
program Of its own.
Examination Of District off,
Gals was concluded today and
citizen spokesman will be heard
tomorrow beginning at 10 am.
At hearings before the Dis.
trict subcommittee of the Sen.
ate Appropriations Committee,
headed by Senator DirkSen, Re-
publican. of Illinois. Juvenile
Court Judge Edith Cockrill asked
for three more case workers to
keep pace with a 20 per cent
increase in complaints.
The request, she said. was re-
fused by the House, and should
be granted because the backlog
Of work creates q time lag Of
three months from the time
complaints are filed until they
reach her bench.
Chief Municipal Court Judge
Leonard P. Walsh asked the
Senate to restore q total Of $42,-
843 cut from the budget by the
House.
Most for Personnel.
OF this, he testified, $19,5SS
would go for an additional court
reporter. law clerk. assistant
warrant clerk and motions clerk.
Most Of the balance, $23,258,
would be spent on setting up the
new Central Violations Bureau
to handle traffic tickets in the
court instead Of through police
precinct stations.
Commissioner Samuel Spencer
told Senator Dirksen. "This is
the heart Of the new system. in
addition to the Central Drivers
File" under which the traffic de.
partment will keep track of mo.
florists records.
He estimated the system
would bring in nearly $500 900
in additional revenue for the
District during its first year.
The sum probably will decrease.
he declared, as the backlog of
unpaid traffic tickets disappears.
Overloaded Dockets Cited.
Senator Dirksen made a point
OF telling Judge Walsh that II
am interested, as a lawyer. in
keeping the dockets clear" He
called it "Scandalous" and IAN
outrage under our system" that
docketS are overloaded in many
areas. making it difficult for ac-
cused persons to get speedy
trials.
DR.. Heath also requested $54,-
$50 for 81 persons to re-eStablish
the suspended Emergency Home
maker Service.
The House diSallowed the re.
quest, contending the function
Of the service was being filled by
the Visiting Nurse Society. DR..
Heath introduced in the hearing
record a recent article by Star
Reporter Harriet Grifhths point.
ing out that the two organiza.
tons filled separate functions.
Service Described.
The Homemaker Service, DR..
Heath declared, moves in to in
digent homes to take over the
mothers duties in case Of her
illness to help keep the family
together.
DR.. Heath also requested q
restoration of $45,354 to help
establish a new psychiatric serv-
ice which is provided in the
Omnibus Crime Act for the Dis
trict.
In addition he asked for funds
to employ Is persons to increase
(See BUDGET Page A-6.)
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