Senate creates Department of Energy in broad reorganization
The Senate approved a measure to form a Department of Energy to oversee energy policy and programs, absorbing the Federal Energy Administration, the Federal Power Commission, and the Energy Research and Development Administration. It would start with 20,000 employees and a $10.6 billion budget, headed by White House advisor James R. Schlesinger. The plan redefines oil, gas, and coal leasing and oversight, with some regulatory powers to a new three member board subject to presidential veto.
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New Home Prices Jump to 52300 in Q1 1977
Washington report shows the average price of a new single family home rose 3.3 percent in the first quarter, reaching 52300. The Bureau of Census data indicates a 13.8 percent year over year rise and a price index of 206.6 for the period, with the base year 1967. The department offered no reason for the surge.
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Nixon defends burglaries in Frost interview
Former President Nixon says he had inherent power to order burglaries and illegal spying on dissidents while in the White House. He tells David Frost that “When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal,” detailing the Huston Plan and White House operatives.
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Carter proposes warrants for wiretaps on foreign power spies
President Carter called for a new law requiring court warrants before wiretaps or bugging devices can be used against foreign agents operating in the United States. He argued the measure balances human rights with needed intelligence. Some lawmakers foresee changes, noting disclosures of broad spying by CIA and FBI. The bill affects only surveillance targeting foreign powers, not domestic crime investigations.
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Assembly panel bans bias on gay job rights debated
SACRAMENTO AP An Assembly committee approved a ban on discrimination against homosexuals and other sex bias in employment. Art Agnos said about 10 percent of the population is homosexual, and the bill would bar firing workers for refusing sexual favors. The 7-2 vote came from the Labor panel as witnesses argued over rights and classroom contact with homosexuals.
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Begin calls for direct Arab talks after Likud win
Menahem Begin, 63, says he favors face to face negotiations with Arabs and rejects externally devised settlement formulas. Arab states denounce him as a terrorist. radical Palestinians threaten bloodshed. Begin invites Labor to join a unity coalition and plans talks with Egypt Syria Jordan, possibly Geneva. Carter signals intent to meet the new Israeli premier.
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Presidents' yacht Sequoia offered for private tour
An auction in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, drew 174 bids for the presidential yacht Sequoia. Thomas Aquinas Malloy, a Florida entrepreneur, bid 236000 in his LeiSurecraft plan to turn the ship into a historical tourist attraction, basing it in Newport, Rhode Island.
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