Carter expected to approve White House aide pay raises
President Carter is set to approve salary increases up to 28.9 percent for about 50 White House aides with the largest boosts for top advisers such as Lipshutz Jordan Brzezinski Eizenstat Moore and Powell. The plan, prepared by White House staffers, would shift several level three employees to level four while ensuring overall higher pay. Carter plans a Cabinet meeting a Mondale lunch and a swearing in before travels to Clinton Massachusetts West Virginia and New York for appearances including a UN address.
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Frank Moore
Jody Powell
Leftist alliance claims lead in French local elections
In Paris and across 36 000 towns the Communist Socialist bloc won about 52 percent to 46 for the center-right with two percent for environmentalists. The left gained control of 27 townships previously led by Giscard d Estaing allies and eyes runoff wins. Jacques Chirac led Paris mayoral race. Mitterrand hailed a new majority and urged parliamentary elections.
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Energy use in U S up 4.8 percent in 1976
UPI reports that U S energy consumption rose 4.8 percent last year reversing a two year decline. Household and commercial use rose 7.3 percent driven by cold weather while industrial use rose 3.3 percent. Petroleum remained near half of power needs, hydro output fell due to West drought.
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Coast Guard takes over leaking Liberian tanker Anco Elias
The Coast Guard seized control of the 550-foot tanker Anco Elias after it sprang leaks in several tanks off South Portland Maine. About 50 to 500 gallons of No 2 fuel oil spilled into the harbor as crew warned the ship was not seaworthy. Pumping could last up to 100 hours before the vessel is allowed to slowly proceed to a Portland shipyard for repairs.
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Mission to seek MIA fate in Vietnam
A five member presidential commission led by Leonard Woodcock travels from Honolulu to Hanoi to learn the fate of 2550 Americans missing in Indochina. The group hopes Hanoi will turn over remains and explain what happened to the rest as part of easing wartime agony.
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Judge grants weekend home visit in Moonies guardianship case
In San Francisco a judge allowed five Moonie families to have their adult children home for the weekend as a guardianship hearing continues. The Unification Church faces accusations of brainwashing and attempts to deprogram the 21 to 26 year olds at a Tucson facility. The parents seek 30 days of guardianship to arrange deprogramming while the children remain with relatives by weekend orders.
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U.S. to Probe Underworld Ties in Home Health Care
Budget papers show plans for government investigations by the new inspector general’s office in the Department of Health, Education and Welfare into possible organized crime links with home health care agencies. The probe targets fraud in Medicare funded programs, Medicaid spending, and federal student loans, with a major focus on organized crime associations in the home health care sector.
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