Carter seeks Energy Department to consolidate energy agencies
President Carter asked Congress to create a Department of Energy merging FEA ERDA and FPC and portions of Interior Commerce HUD SEC ICC. The plan sets a 1978 budget above 10.6 billion with about 20 000 staff and splits offshore leasing between Interior and the new department.
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Carter
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Federal Energy Administration
FEA
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ERDA
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FPC
Department
Department of Interior
Energy Department Interior
Bureau of Mines
Naval Petroleum Reserve
Alaska
Interior
California
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Defense Department
Energy Department
Commerce Department
Department of
House
Thomas P
Tip’ O'Neill
Securities and Exchange Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Secretary of Interior
Secretary of Energy
Hiss lectures to raise funds for new trial
Alger Hiss, age 72, says his college circuit talks are to raise money for a government retry to clear his name. He focuses on Freedom of Information Act gains and alleges FBI and other agencies collected tainted evidence for his 1950 perjury conviction. He plans to reveal documents at upcoming appearances.
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Alger Hiss
Kansas University
Hiss
Whitaker Chambers
State Department
Richard Nixon
FBI
Cloud seeding coop invites counties to join drought relief effort
Douglas County urged to join a multi state cloud seeding cooperative to finance extensive seeding in the Midwest. The plan includes 100 counties across Kansas Missouri Nebraska and Iowa with initial meetings in St Joseph. Local officials noted Douglas County was not invited and drought losses are high.
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Dougas County
Midwest
Larry Ehlert
St. Joseph, Mo
Mid- States Ag Boosters
St. Joseph
California
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Iowa
Douglas County
Earl van Meter
Eben Farley
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Farley
Ehlert
Irving P. Krick Associates Inc
Palm Springs
Calif
Shawnee
Jefferson
Leavenworth
Wyandotte
Court Allows Race to Factor in Redistricting
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 1 that state officials may use racial considerations when drawing political boundaries to comply with the Voting Rights Act. The decision upheld a lower court ruling finding New York did not violate the Constitution with a 1974 reapportionment favoring black and Puerto Rican voters amid Hasidic Jewish claims of reverse discrimination.
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Supreme Court
High Court
New York
York
2Nd
US. Circuit Court of Appeals
Byron R. White
Baldwin OKs water purchase pact with Lawrence
Baldwin city council approves a 40 year contract to buy up to 500000 gallons daily from Lawrence until Clinton Lake water is available. After Clinton water, the limit rises to 2 million gallons daily. Rates are 60 cents per 1000 gallons.
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Lawrence
Baldwin City
Lawrence City Commission
Clinton Lake
Clinton
Baker University
Spring Creek Lake
31St
Haskell
Water Department
Water and Electric
Water Fund
Dan Rogers
Coun
Peters, Williams and Kubota Architects
Baldwin High School
Uganda lifts travel ban as Americans depart Uganda
A 25 year old New Jersey tourist Rob ert Shinn becomes the first American to leave Uganda since Idi Amin lifted a five day ban. He says he is happy to cross into Kenya this morning. About 240 Americans in Uganda include missionaries and other residents. Amin had earlier postponed a meeting with Americans and urged calm while signaling improved US relations.
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Kenya
New Jersey
Uganda
Idi Amin
U.S
Amin
Radio Uganda
International Conference Center
Kampala
Entebbe
Radio
United States
Congress weighs tax cut and rebate package
A Senate House conference committee backs a $200 million one shot plan to aid needy Americans with fuel bills this winter. The budget compromise could allow up to $17 billion in tax cuts and spending, with a possible $250 direct payment per eligible home.
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Washington
Senate House
Carter
House
Senate
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Senate Budget Committee
Muskie
Carter restores student aid funds at KU
KU officials say President Carter restored supplemental Education Opportunity Grants and work study funding to current levels. The National Direct Student Loan program faces elimination, potentially costing Kansas higher education about 4.15 million dollars if approved.
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Jimmy Carter
Kansas University
Carter
Jeff Weinberg
KU Financial Aid Office
Weinberg
Congress
Kansas
Craig McCoy
Kanas
Taxpayers gain protection against IRS access to bank records
A new law requires IRS to notify taxpayers when seeking bank records for tax probes and lets them seek a court order to block release. Previously no notice or court remedy existed. Atty. Gen. Bell opposed the date, citing possible delays, while Rep. Stark praised the privacy protections.
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Internal Revenue Service
Griffin Bell
House
Bell
Pete Stark
D-Calif
Ways and Means
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