Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-09-27
Would Bolster
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Pact to Prevent:
River Pollution
BY ALEX PRESTON

A 36-point legislative program.
including a proposal TO
strengthen the interstate com.
pact to prevent pollution Of the
Potomac River. was announced,
today by Arlington's Democreti6
candidates to the Virginia Gene
eral Assembly.
All but one Of the four candis
dates are incumbents. 50
Their platform for the Mo-
vember 8 election proposes to
strengthen the interstate com.
pact on the Potomac River
Basin, which includes the States
of Maryland, West Virginia.
Pennsylvania and the District Of
Columbia. gE
The same proposal would g'ex-
tend" the Virginia State Water
Control Boards legal authority
to prevent pollution Of water
supplies.
Magruder ON Commission
Delegate j. Maynard Ma.
|gruder, the only incumbent who
lis not seeking reelection. but ID
running for Arlington County
treasurer. has been a Virginia
member Of the Interstate Co
operation Commission for several
years.
zone Of the difficulties" he
said, sis that the Potomac River
Basin Commission does not have
las q member anyone from the
State Water Control Board. The
law should be amended so that
'at least two Of Virginia's three
members Of the comission would
be from the Water Control
Board"
The board is virginia,s en-
forcement agency while the com.
mission. lacking such authority,
serves as an advisory body max
ing recommendations to the
member States.
The program was outlined at
Ia press conference breakfast
sponsored by State Senator
Charles r. Fenwick. Delegates
Kathryn Stone and Harrison
Mann, and william L. Winton,
who is running for Mr.. Ma
gruder's seat in the House.
Wouldn't End Public Schools
The program places the candi.
dates on record for the 'preser.
vation'' of public education. Two
lof the candidates, Senator Fem
wick and Mr.. Magruder, are
members Of the Commission on
Public Education which now Is
engaged In drafting a program
for q special session of the Gen.
leral Assembly to deal with the
public school segregation COM
mission.
"As members Of the com1nis-
sion, MIR. Fenwick said, I'VE have
been pledged not to discuss any
lof our deliberations until we
make our report to the Cover
nor" Both he and Mr.. Magruder
were to attend a meeting Of the
commission in Richmond for
three days commencing tonight.
One Of the many proposals
placed before the commission
has been repeal Of the STATES
compulsory school ATTENDANCE
law.
II believe I know the tenor
|of the Legislature" said Mr..
Magruder. who has served in the
House Of DELEGATES since 1912,
land / don't believe it is to
repeal the compulsory education
law"
Among other legislative pro-
posals advanced were the
following: ~
Increase minimum teacher sal.
aries to $500: re-establishment
Of a precinct registrar system in
Arlington: repeal Of the poll tax:
a branch Of the University Of
Virginia in the nearby area; q
constitutional amendment to
provide for redistricting OF rep
resentation in the General AS
sembly on fairer basis; permit
localities to eliminate personal
taxes on household ,ef.
fects; increase income tax de-
tendency exemptions; opposition
TO q sales tax: repeal Of the au-
tomato income tax credit law.
Also. improve facilities and
programs at the four State IN
stitutions for juvenile delin-
quents; State support for
regional detention facilities TO
prevent placing of juvenile
delinquentS in jails; cre-
alton of Q separate highway
construction district for the 10th
Congressional District; non-di-
version OF automobile taxes frcm
highway purposes. e.
Also. creation Of a tri-Stats
public utility authority with ek.
elusive jurisdiction to fix rates
and schedules in the Washington
Metropolitan Area: provision for
q fairer distribution OF State
funds to localities based on cur
rent school attendance and pop.
uiation. elimination of retail
price fixing power Of the Vir-
ginia Milk Commission; creation
Of a peoples counsel to represent
the public in utility matters;
establishment of a State hospital
for mentally Ill children; a sepa-
rate institution for care and
treatment of alcoholics, and an
additional circuit court judge for
Arlington.
Dr.. Luubuch to Speak