Gas Plan May Remove 3-Plus Car Benefit
President Carter's standby gasoline rationing plan may be changed to cap coupon eligibility at three cars per household. Lawmakers seek modifications to win floor approval in the House and Senate next week, with talks aimed at securing support from Western states and addressing junked or multiple vehicles. Brademas predicts possible resubmission with edits while the 1975 law limits amendments. The plan remains debated as Ullman opens hearings on a windfall profits tax starting May 9.
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Senate
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House Ways and Means
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Dore
Thomas P. O'Neill
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Carter Receives Tlingit Gift at White House
President Carter hosted members of the Tlingit Indian Tribe from Am goom and Admiralty Islands of Alaska at the White House yesterday. He was presented a tribal vest and given the name Naa Hoo Woo during the visit.
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Mirex Use on Fire Ants Advances in Congress
The House Agriculture Committee approved an amendment to permit Mirex for fire ant control in the Southeast. Rep. Dawson Mathis cited EPA negotiations toward a compromise while EPA recent actions allow limited use of Dizinon and other insecticides for experiments. Mirex was banned in 1978 over birth defect concerns.
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House Agriculture Committee
Dawson Mathis
D-Ga
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Police Strike Near End In Birmingham Health Fight
Bargainers reached a tentative agreement to end a walkout by police firefighters and sanitation workers over health insurance. City Council vote planned. Blue Cross Blue Shield to cover till April 1 1980. No disciplinary action against strikers and police pickets to disband. Two houses burned but no injuries.
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Ala
Sige Richardson
Birmingham Fire and Rescue Squad
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FEC weighs action that could trim Reagan campaign funds
The Federal Election Commission may audit and tighten rules on candidate linked committees. A Reagan backed group, Citizens for the Republic, could face limits or repayment of about four million dollars in outlays, affecting other high profile operatives like Connally, Dole, and Bush.
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Citizens For the Republic Committee
John Connally
Robert Dole
Bkan
CIA
George Bush
the Republic
Brezhnev Health May Shape SALT Summit With Carter
Reports describe Soviet President Brezhnev as frail and fatigued at 72 affecting plans for the Carter Brezhnev summit. U.S. officials note limited stamina and possible succession struggles while noting talks may cover a long range arms treaty, trade benefits, and satellite surveillance policies.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Carter
Brezhnev
Moscow
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
U.S
Kremlin
Lenin
Stalin
Soviet Union
Tanzanian Army Advances in Uganda as Amin Remnants Flee
Turbulent fighting sees remnants of Idi Amin's forces retreating into Sudan and Zaire while Tanzanian and Ugandan exile columns push east and north from Kampala. Jinja and Owen Falls Dam recaptured. Nakasongola airfield seized. Amin's location uncertain with diplomats split on Libya.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Sudan
Zaire
Amin
Soroti
Masindi
Jinja
Owen Falls
Kenya
Nakasongola
Libya
United States
Robert Keeley
Nairobi
U.S
Israeli Warplanes Fly Over Beirut as Syrian Jets Respond
Israeli planes buzz Beirut drawing anti aircraft fire from guerrillas in Bourj el Barajneh Chatilla and Sabra. Syria dispatched MiG 21s to protect peacekeeping areas south of Beirut while a PLO spokesman cited Syria’s air protection pledge. Traffic fled for cover. No Israeli comment on last month’s four day Lebanon raid.
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Sabra
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
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