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could commit himself on their
program.
Il see many plans for spend
ing money" he noted. But l
don't see many for getting it
except by coming to the Fed
eral government"
Important Items
Besides their bid for a Fed
eral financing formula. the
Commissioners attached ma
jor Importance" to legislative
items that would:
/. Give the District a Presi-
dentially appointed governor
and secretary and an elected
l5-member legislative assembly
and a non-voting delegate to
the House of Representatives.
2. Put a second judge on the
District Juvenile Court bench.
3. Define what constitutes a
reasonable period of time ar
rested persons may be held by
police before arraignment. This
would clarity the Supreme
Court Mallory decision, now in
terpreted to prevent any de-
tainment that results in a con-
feSSion. Mr.. Mclaughlin said
police were seriously handi-
capped by this Interpretation.
4. Consolidate five public as
sistance programs. establishing
uniform qualifications for eligi-
bility for assistance.
S. Provide for civil commit
ment Of chronic alcoholics on
petition Of their relatives and
to allow conditional release and
possible recommitment of per-
sons found to be chronic alco-
holicS.
S. Increase the Commission
ers' powers to order evacuation
in case of enemy attack on
Washington.
2. Raise the school superin.
tendent's salary to $50. 900 an
nually from a present scale of
from $4,000 to $4,000.
3. Increase salaries of DO
licemen, f1remen, teachers and
school officers comparable to
congressional raises for Fed
eral classified workers.
8. Boost the pay for Dis
trict Commissioners from $l6,-
900 to $4,000, with q bonus
of $500-a-year for the presi.
dent of the board.
10. Free SIC million TO con-
struct a replacement Tor the
deteriorated southbound Four
teenth Street Bridge over the
Potomac. Now. only 81 mil
lion is authorized for the span.
IL. Permit established. Ii.
censed liquor businesses to con-
tinue operations in areas re-
zoned from commercial to resi-.
Dental.
IL. Prescribe the weight to be
given tests Of alcohol in the
blood. urine or breath of per-
sons tried for driving while
drunk. negligent homicide or
manslaughter. This bill has
passed both Houses.
Is. Require taxicabs to carry
minimum insurance Of S25. 000/
$4,000 for bodily injury and
$4,000 for property damage.
IA. Change procedures Of
condemning unsafe structures
and penalize owners for failing
to correct deficiencies.
Budget Requests
Requests for favorable budget
consideration Of Congress were:
/. To increase public assist
ance grants. so that a family of
four now receiving only $l46.9l
per month would receive
S172.27.
2. To adopt a ratio Of 80 pu-
pills to one teacher in the ele-
mentary school system, thus
stepping up construction and
teacher-hiring programs.
3. Allow money to expand
preventive medical programs.
provide facilities for chronic
disease and reorganize District
General Hospital in the Health
Department budget.
4. Permit prison, parole and
probation Offices TO increase
their STATS as a means of cut
ting down prison population
and rehabilitating prisoners.
5. Grant he civil defense Of.