NEWS CONFERENCE 219

various counties, the commissioners and the county executives make it
well known to me that they are dissatisfied with the rapidity with
which our programs are proceeding, and of course there is only one
thing that is going to change this; it's money. Moreover, toll facilities
on the major highways do place a measure of the burden on the user
who is not a resident and do help the resident to put his tax dollars
into something more constructive and immediate to him.

Q. At a recent meeting of the State Roads Commission, Governor, it
was disclosed that the funds available to the Roads Commission had
dropped to such a point that the resurfacing program around the State
that is normally conducted during the springtime has had to be aban-
doned. Chairman Wolff indicated grave concern that the State is not
putting in enough money to protect the roads it does have. He said
also that more money is needed. May we have your reaction to this?

A. I have no personal knowledge of this particular problem you men-
tioned. I'd like to discuss it with Mr. Wolff before I comment, because
I really have nothing to comment on.

Q. Governor, Congressman Long's continued objections to the bridge
proposal have been sent m the mail to the various news media under
the Congressional franking privilege. I wonder if you have any feeling
about whether or not that is a legitimate use of the service?

A. I don't think it's a proper use of a Congressman's newsletter, but
I'm not surprised that it's been done because the Congressman has
been doing this for years. I can think of five or six other political
issues without naming them specifically, because I couldn't recall them
in that context. But I can remember that they were timely, and they
were highly political, and they were argued in a very one-sided fashion
in the Congressman's newsletter. This is an abuse that he seems to
have fallen into. Maybe he thinks it's right by now to do this.

Q. Governor, Mr. Moylan yesterday called for an all out war on
crime. I wonder if you would care to tell us your view on it?

A. I noticed the report of Mr. Moylan's remarks in the late editions
of the newspapers yesterday, and I want to say right here that I have a
very high respect for Charlie Moylan. I think he's an excellent State's
Attorney and a dedicated public servant, and I want to discuss this
question of correlating and integrating our attack on crime with him.
Just this past week, just a few days ago, I commented on the new
Federal crime program in a prepared statement, which I assume has by
now been distributed to you gentlemen. Again, this is a money prob-