Energy department would oversee oil and gas pricing
The Carter administration proposes a new cabinet level Energy Department to control oil and gas prices and oversee energy research. It would abolish the FPC FEA and ERDA while transferring energy duties from Interior Defense and SEC, but would exclude atomic energy regulation by NRC.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Congress
Administration
Bert Lance
Energy Department
Federal Power Commission
Federal Energy Administration
Energy Research and Development Administration
Department
Interior and Defense Departments
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Capitol Hill
John Dingell
D-Mich
House
U.S. Tightens Foreign Aid Over Rights Violations
The Carter administration will cut aid to Argentina, Uruguay, and Ethiopia due to human rights abuses, while sparing key allies like South Korea. Secretary Vance testified that aid decisions will be country by country, aiming to balance security with rights concerns amid political risk. A Romanian envoy also visited Carter regarding human rights, denying Goma’s arrest and underscoring ongoing concerns.
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Washington
Carter
Argentina
Uruguay
Ethiopia
Cyrus R. Vance
Senate
Senate Appropriations
United States
South Korea
Soviet Union
Congress
Vance
Amin bars Americans from leaving Uganda
President Idi Amin barred all Americans in Uganda from leaving the country and ordered them to meet him in Kampala Monday. The White House said President Carter was reviewing the situation with concern. Amin claimed the move was to reassure Americans and deny rights abuses while signaling possible dealings with Washington.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Idi Amin
Uganda
White House
Carter
Amin
Washington
State Department
U.S
Janan Luwum
Radio
Kampala
Ledbetter Promises Open Administration as Vermont Banking Chief
Stewart Ledbetter, the new Vermont commissioner of banking and insurance, vows an open administration and evenhanded service. A Dorset resident and Real Estate Associates of Vermont owner, he awaits Senate Finance Committee review and plans to visit across the state to learn industry needs. He notes a learning curve in insurance but confidence in banking, citing ten years as First National Bank vice president in New York City. Ledbetter says the job enforces banking, insurance and securities laws and serves all Vermonters, promising balanced decisions amid differing opinions.
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Manchester
Stewart Ledbetter
Banking and Insurance
Dorset
Real Estate Associates of
Vermont
Man
Chester
Ledbetter
Vermont Senate
First National Bank
New York City
Commission
Thas
Richard Snelling
Giuliani Scraps Tax Cut Bill By Recalling It
In Montpelier Vermont a bill to repeal the nine percent state income tax surtax was saved at the last moment when Ways and Means Chair Peter Giuliani yanked it back into committee after a near floor defeat. He signaled it could return later in the session, framing the surtax as a political burden and urging caution while opponents secured a temporary delay through parliamentary moves.
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Giuliani
House
Ways and Means
Peter Giuliani
R-Montpelier
Vermont Health Department hunts for lead sources statewide
Vermont Health Department eyes five communities to gauge lead in water paint and dust. A Bennington case points to corrosive water leaching lead from pipes, sparking push for chemical treatment rather than pipe replacement. Officials urge safe handling of lead paint and not sanding to avoid airborne particles, noting child pica risks.
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Health Department
Vermont
State Health Department
Bennington
Globe Union
Violence in Schools Seen as Serious Crisis
Washington reports a Senate subcommittee finding that violence and vandalism in U S schools have grown into a serious problem. Sen Birch Bayh notes 70 000 serious assaults on teachers and hundreds of thousands on students yearly, with total vandalism costs near 600 million dollars annually. The NEA study cites sharp rises from 1970 to 1974 in assaults robberies sex offenses and drug related crimes.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Birch Bayh
D-Ind
Bayh
Turner approved without fuss as CIA chief
Inside world coverage notes approval of a CIA director without objections. Local items discuss the Wadsworths on eggs and a debate on whether married women use first names. Editorial notes critique unemployment in fathers and human services on a ballot.
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CIA
The
Wadsworths
Pete Horton
Human Services
Bennington
Vermont
Appalachia
Arlington
Pownal
Manchester
Shaftsbury
MAU
MSJ
Patriots
Minnesota
Purdue
Michigan
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