Carter Hosts Low Key Inaugural Cabinet Swearing In
President Carter opens cabinet swearing in with a modest ceremony in the East Room. He jokes with staff, trims pomp, and notes absent confirmations while Vice President Mondale departs for Europe and Japan on a diplomatic mission.
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Gun Flow to Mexico Continues Through Black Market
The piece describes how bureaucratic limits on gun-import permits in Mexico push departments to buy weapons on the black market or smuggle them from the U.S. Some arms move via border towns, while stolen U.S. Army arsenals and trophies from Vietnam returnees fuel the trade. Government sources say semi official sales recycle seized guns, financing a market used by wealthy businessmen and bankers who hire bodyguards.
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Pentagon Shake-Up Explored in Carter Transition Plans
Pentagon aides discuss a major reorganization to give more authority to a core group of assistant secretaries and tighten top-level control. Brown weighs second-tier appointments while fighting staffing delays, with Huntington and Slocombe tipped for key roles as Woolsey and Stemple prepare to lead legal and legislative efforts. The plan aims to streamline the department and present a united front to the Joint Chiefs of Staff amid ongoing political shifts.
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Mondale to visit European capitals to build post election ties
Vice President Mondale embarks on a rapid tour to Brussels Bonn Berlin Rome London Paris and Tokyo returning Feb 1. The trip aims to solidify U S links with allies and discuss growth and economic policies amid fears over Soviet strength and Europe’s defense budgets. NATO officials seek assurances of continued U S commitment to European security.
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Cold easing in East but problems linger
Severe cold eased in the eastern half of the nation but shortages linger. Tens of thousands out of work due to plant shutdowns and cutbacks from natural gas shortages. In Florida up to 150,000 migrant farm laborers lost jobs as winter crops were crippled and citrus yields damaged. Georgia and Ohio also report large layoffs and energy emergencies.
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Cabinet Sworn In At Swearing In Ceremony
Patricia R Harris Brock Adams Thomas B Lance James R Schlesinger Charles Schultze Zbigniew Brzezinski praised for guiding policy. Ten wives and two husbands held Bibles as Chief Justice Warren Burger swore in the group together.
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