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Show Audubon Society Asks More Money for Pollution Control The National Audubon Society has urged Congress to appropriate appro-priate more money for water pollution pol-lution despite President Eisenhower's Eisen-hower's recent veto of a bill to expand federal assistance in sewage sew-age treatment. In a statement to an appropriations appropri-ations sub-committee, Society President Carl W. Buchheisteri recommended $45 million next year for sewage treatment grants to municipalities" instead of the $20 million proposed by the Bureau of the Budget. "Far more vigorous programs are needed at all levels of government," gov-ernment," he said, "if we are to overcome the vast backlog of untreated wastes that now contaminate con-taminate the nation's streams. The federal government, the states and municipalities all must redouble their efforts. "Unless brought under control," con-trol," the conservation leader said, "water pollution can spell disaster for America. "The widespread and progressive progres-sive despoilation of our streams, lakes, and beaches with human sewage and industrial wastes not only destroys wildlife and recreational opportunities for all the people; in inhibits economic growth by rendering unusable for industrial, municipal and agricultural ag-ricultural purposes." Bechheister presented his remarks re-marks at hearings conducted by Rep. John Fogarty, chairman of the House subcommittee on Labor, La-bor, Health, Education and Welfare Wel-fare appropriations. In addition to supporting sewage treatment grants, the Audubon Society head urged increased funds to the U. S. Public Health Service for enforcement of pollution j abatement in interstate streams, for research, and for control of . pollution caused by radioactive wastes. |