New Jersey faces water limits that hinder firefighting
Gov. Byrne warned that a 40 day drinking water supply may force curtailment of some firefighting efforts as drought rules expand across more than half the state and about half its population. He considers asking Reagan to declare a drought disaster while emergency plans outline tanker water supplies and dialysis evacuations.
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N.J
New Jersey
Brendan T. Byrne
Byrne
Reagan
Clinton Pagano
Paul Arbesman
Drought Push Triggers State Action On Water Supply
Officials warn of dwindling reservoirs and contamination risk if systems fail. Water use bans extend to recreation and car washing as Assembly Speaker Jackman moves to shift funds from sewer projects to water supply work after a Statehouse meeting with business labor civic and farming groups.
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Arbesman
Assembly
Christopher Jackman
Byrne
Regions See Shifting Federal Returns Rainier in 1970s
The National Journal reports regional disparities in federal returns. New England improved from 0.96 to 1.09 dollars back per tax dollar from 1975 to 1979 while Pacific Coast moved toward break-even. Great Lakes rose slightly, Iowa improved to 0.76. Defense dominates the inequities. highway and welfare programs are relatively uniform.
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Midwest
National Journal
New England
The
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Pacific Coast
Great Lakes
Iowa
Mountain States
Northeast
Joel Havemann
Rochelle L. Stanfield
Frost Belt
Florida
Ikle Named to Major Pentagon Post by Reagan Admin
Fred C. Ikle a veteran nuclear strategist and critic of SALT II was named Saturday to a senior Pentagon post by the Reagan administration. The Swiss born former head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency will support Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger in strengthening the defense posture and shaping policy with the State Department and foreign nations.
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Fred. C. Ikle
Pentagon
Reagan
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Ikle
Soviet Union
Weinberger
State Department
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