Congress Sets 461 Million Target for 78 Budget
Congress approved a 461 million spending target for the 1978 federal budget and signaled the Carter administration may bargain on a 50 cent per gallon federal gasoline tax. In a separate vote, the Senate passed a 36 billion military procurement bill funding the B1 bomber program as costs for the bomber fleet rose by almost 2 billion in three months.
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Begin Emerges as New Israeli Leader After Upset Win
United Press International profiles Menahem Begin, 63, Polish-born former underground leader of Irgun, whose Likud victory ended Labor's 29-year dominance. The piece notes his Harsh Middle East stance, televised debate with Shimon Peres, and history fighting British rule before Israel's founding. It also mentions his family and prior roles, alongside a broader rundown of U.S. fiscal and policy actions in Congress during the era.
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Mondale presses human rights talks in Vienna with Kreisky
Vice President Walter Mondale met Austrian Chancellor Bruno Kreisky in Vienna to discuss Eastern Europe and Soviet human rights issues ahead of the Belgrade Helsinki review. He plans to press South Africa’s apartheid policy with Prime Minister John Vorster, including calls for elections in South West Africa.
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Juan Carlos
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NATO backs 3 percent defense rise to counter Soviet buildup
NATO defense ministers in Brussels approve a short-term crash program to boost munitions stockpiles and reinforce rapid reinforcements, with a long-term seven to ten year plan to meet the Soviet threat. Carter seeks a real 3 percent annual increase across allies, funding adding equipment and higher manpower costs.
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Commission urges enforcement of Indian self government
The American Indian Policy Review Commission urges Congress to preserve tribal self rule and create a federal Indian affairs agency. It backs reservation sovereignty, local inheritance and custody norms, land lease controls, and economic support, while opposing termination efforts. A dissent warns the language on sovereignty may exceed support.
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Thomas O’neill
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Indian Health Service
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Lloyd Meeds
D-Wash
Metal fatigue blamed in Manhattan helicopter crash
Federal investigators urge inspection of all Sikorsky S-61 helicopters after a small landing gear coupling failure is suspected in the Pan Am building crash that killed five and injured eight. The NTSB plans an emergency recommendation to the FAA, may adjust the 9,900 hour service life, and did not seek grounding. Flights were suspended between New York airports and the Pan Am Building pending the final report.
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API
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Philip A. Hogue
National Transportation Safety Board
Hogue
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Pan Am
Drought Strains Southeast Farms And Residents
A spring drought grips the Southeast with orders to halt nonessential water use. Rainfall is far below normal and officials warn conditions may not improve for days. Farmers face ruined crops, calls for federal disaster aid, and irrigation strains cut fruit and nut yields in Georgia and South Carolina.
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Guy Smith
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Tom Hegele
Longet Cleared From Jail as civil suit looms
Entertainer Claudine Longet completes a 30 day jail term for the death of Vladimir Sabich and faces a $1.3 million civil suit by Sabich’s parents. Attorney Ron Austin says she is very upset about the suit alleging a wanton and reckless disregard of rights.
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