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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1972
Page
9
President Nixon unveils the fiscal 1973 budget totaling 246.3 billion dollars with a 38.8 billion deficit for the current year and 25.5 billion for next year. Defense, welfare, Social Security, health and tax policy are outlined, including no new taxes and a 5 percent Social Security boost starting June.
President Nixon's fiscal 1973 budget, totaling $25.5 billion, designates one penny of every federal dime to health. It funds cancer and heart disease research, highway safety health systems, sickle cell and preventive programs, and expanded family planning and health maintenance organizations.
President Nixon calls for 2.6 billion dollars for civil rights in fiscal 1973 focusing on education over housing and employment. He seeks 400 million to enforce antidiscrimination laws in schools, about 133 million in 1972, plus over 42 million for black colleges.
The budget reveals deficits of over 64 billion dollars in two years, a political risk for President Nixon. Democrats will seize on the $38.8 billion 1972 and $25.5 billion 1973 gaps, and conservatives in Nixon's party push for fiscal discipline. The White House notes timing shifts to cushion the economy while arguing deficits shrink over time and spending is kept on track. The message also defends tax cuts and calls for Social Security fixes and defense funding, while critics point to continued inflation and overall debt.
President Nixon proposes creating a Department of Community Development by consolidating agencies and expanding general revenue sharing. He requests $2.25 billion for 1972 and $5 billion for 1973 for state and local aid, urban renewal, Model Cities, Open Spaces, and related programs. NASA’s 1973 plan focuses on a space shuttle and reduced NERVA funding, totaling $3.19 billion with shifts to unmanned outer planet work and existing Apollo schedules.
The budget plans for USDA next year include 4.07 billion dollars for government food programs covering food stamps school lunches and donated commodities. It funds 13.2 million people with food stamps and expands child nutrition while paying farmers to reduce surplus production.
The Nixon administration proposes 5.2 billion dollars for education in 1973, a 499 million rise aimed at consolidating programs into a single grant to states while boosting administrative flexibility. It rejects broad increases for basic vocational and adult education, trims adult education by 10 million, and faces congressionally stiff opposition. A 199 million uplift would aid school district desegregation, while a proposed 77 million cut targets districts with many federal employees' children.
President Nixon unveils a fiscal 1973 budget proposing a modest $300 million increase in federal crime-fighting funding. The plan allocates $2.3 billion for national programs, with LEAA receiving $595 million and the Justice Department about $1.5 billion, plus targeted boosts for FBI and federal prisons.
President Nixon unveils a 3.844 billion international affairs plan for fiscal 1973, a 116 million drop from 1972. Military related economic aid rises to 796 million while direct arms aid falls to 750 million, with Vietnam and Laos excluded. Bilateral aid and development lending shift to international agencies and the Inter American Development Bank.
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