Carter Seen Leaning Toward B1 Bomber Production
President Carter met with critics of the B1 bomber and appeared inclined to support at least partial production. Rep. Drinan and Rep. Dellums signaled a leaning toward the Air Force request for a 25 billion fleet of 244 B1s, while Sen. Culver urged caution. Carter said a decision would come by month’s end after reviewing new information from Gen. Brown and Harold Brown.
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D-Mass
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Ronald Dellums
D-Calif
Air Force
John Culver
Senate
House
Harold Brown
Dellums
Brown
George McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Goobers in Style in Washington Front of Justice
Peanuts fan Jimmy Carter’s election boosts Goober fever. Paul Valentine, peanut vendor, sells his goods in front of the Department of Justice wearing a seersucker and cotton ticking outfit to attract customers.
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Jimmy Carter
Paul Valentine
Valentine
Department of Justice
Washington
Questions on wages pageant and Penny Road bridge raised
Readers inquire about North Carolina wage comparisons and unionization rates with data from 1970 census and 1977 BLS figures. The Miss North Carolina Pageant is set for Reynolds Auditorium Winston-Salem June 15 to 18 with tickets 5 9 20. Cynthia Amnette Morris from High Point wins Thomasville qualifier. Crews begin Penny Road bridge rail improvements as scheduled.
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Malizia
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Kentucky
United States
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Reynolds Auditorium
N. Hawthorne Rd
Winston-Salem
Penny Road Bridge
State Highway Division
Action Line
John Watkins
Carter energy tax package suffers major defeat in committee
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected key Carter proposals including a 50 cent per gallon standby gasoline tax and up to $500 rebates for fuel efficient cars. It also scrapped a tax on inefficient vehicles and delayed the tax until 1979, while considering a crude oil tax as a possible alternative.
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Carter
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate
Laurence Woodworth
Treasury
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Amin regime vows quick execution for British spy in Uganda
Radio Uganda announced a British businessman named Cullen accused of spying will be tried by a revolutionary military tribunal and executed by firing squad by the end of next week. The report gave no first name and said no time or place of execution would be announced.
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Kenya
Radio
Uganda
Idi Amin
Cullen
Wek
Vesco to Leave Costa Rica Amid U S Embezzlement Case
Costa Rica's President Daniel Oduber says financier Robert Vesco will depart the country where he has lived since 1972 as a fugitive from U S charges of looting 224 million and a secret Nixon campaign contribution. Vesco plans to settle his affairs and seek possible destinations such as Panama or the Bahamas.
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Costa Rica
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U.S
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Oduber
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Panama
Bahamas
Detroit
Overseas Investors Services
International Mutual Fund
Nixon
White Males Dominate Carter Administration Top Posts
In Washington 76 percent of the 265 top federal positions are held by white males. Women hold 14 percent, blacks 9 percent, and Hispanics 4 percent, with one Asian American and no American Indians in top roles. Carter pledged broader minority and female appointments.
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Carter
White House
Patsy Mink
America
Space saver tire debuts on Detroit cars this fall
A new compact spare tire saves trunk space by being lighter and 40 to 50 percent less bulky than conventional tires. It will debut this fall on many of Detroit's smaller cars for 1978, showing two views: storage and mounted appearance.
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