Carter optimistic on energy plan amid congressional blows
President Carter remains philosophical and optimistic about his energy program despite setbacks in Congress. Press secretary Powell says he expects wins and losses, avoids broad compromises, and continues daily lobbying while weighing moves on a Consumer Protection Agency bill and troop withdrawal talks with South Korea.
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UPI
Carter
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Jody Powell
White House
Powell
House
Ways and Means Committee
Amy
Consumer Protection Agency
Philip Habib
George Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
South Korea
Senate subcommittee OKs 111 billion for defense in 1978
The Senate Defense Appropriations panel backs 111 billion for the 1978 military budget, trimming 2.9 billion from Carter’s proposal. It preserves much of the requested weapons mix including five B1 bombers and air launched cruise missiles while cutting fringe items and shifting 14,000 personnel from post exchanges to civilian positions.
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UPI
Senate
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Carter
House
Pentagon
Air Force
Air and Navy to stay in Korea as ground troops withdraw
UPI reports the United States will maintain sizable air and naval forces in and around South Korea while 6,000 ground troops are drawn down over five years. After White House talks with President Carter, Undersecretary Habib and General Brown told Congress the mutual defense treaty remains in effect and a substantial Korea presence will be kept beyond the ground withdrawal.
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UPI
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South Korea
Philip Habib
Carter
White House
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George S. Brown
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Capitol Hill
United States
House International Relations Committee
Korea
Conjunctive use plan meets tough questions for water district
CDM's phase one report leaves key details vague as Santa Ynez Basin and south coast basins pursue conjunctive use. A subcommittee questions the plan's risks to Lompoc groundwater and municipal supplies while CDM seeks $65,000 for phase two. The Santa Ynez district also approves a 12 cent tax rate to fund operations.
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CDM Inc
County Water Agency
Charles H. Lawrance
CDM
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Santa Ynez River
The
Water District
Bureau of Reclamation
Cachuma and
Bradbury Dam
Bradbury
Hatch
Lawrance
Lompoc
Board of Directors
County approves funds for new multi court building in Lompoc
The county will invite bids for a municipal court complex in Lompoc after Board approval of the 1977 78 budget. Construction could begin in six to eight months with occupancy targeted for June or July 1978. The two story site west of the current building will house court rooms offices and staff.
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Lompoc
Board of Supervisors
Public Works
Chuck Wagner
Wagner
Terrill F. Cox
Cox
Fourth District
Robert L. Hedlund
Split proponents halt drive after 13300 signatures
Officials of a proposed Los Padres County split announced they secured more than 13 300 signatures to place the question on the ballot. They need 11 298 valid signatures and have 60 days to file with the county clerk. Verification will take about three weeks before filing. All signatures come from Fourth and Fifth District residents, led by Santa Maria trucking executive George Smith.
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Los Padres
Gaviota
Armstrong Lyons
Santa Maria
George Smith
Board may OK budget with 30 cent tax slash
The Santa Maria and Lompoc supervisors eyed a 30 cent cut in the county tax rate as they prepared to adopt the 1977 78 budget. The current levy stands at 2.97 per 100 valuation, with discussions tied to assessor estimates and potential revenue sharing for tourism and county services.
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Dick Praul
Board of Supervisors
Harrell Fletcher
Santa Maria
Robert Hedlund
Lompoc
William Parsons
William Cook
Fletcher
Robert E. Kallman
Santa Barbara
North County
Chambers of Commerce
Goleta Valley
Santa Ynez
Senate backs new clean air bill amid suppression of weaker standards
The Senate moved toward final passage of a clean air bill by a 70 to 17 vote. Lawmakers rejected an amendment by Sen. William Scott that would have nearly eliminated nondegradation standards in pristine areas. The bill requires permits for plants that could pollute, maintaining pollution well below health thresholds in areas with nondegradation rules.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
William Scott
Rva
Commonwealth leaders back plan for peaceful shift in southern Africa
Commonwealth leaders from 33 nations endorsed an Anglo American plan for a peaceful shift to black rule in Rhodesia and Namibia while warning armed struggle would likely be necessary. Spokesman Nicholas Harman said Fiji and Malawi deplored guerrilla war but all agreed independence for black governments would require conflict precedents. They concluded the debate with rare unity against racial discrimination and for majority rule.
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London
UPI
Africa
Nicholas Harman
Harman
Fiji
Malawi
Rhodesia
Namibia
South West Africa
Commonwealth
Southern
Carter weighs B1 funding as Carter leans toward production
Two congressmen said after a White House session that President Carter hinted at secret information favoring the B1 bomber. They noted Harold Brown supported the plan and that Carter could explain his lonely decision to the American people once chosen.
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UPI
Carter
Robert Drinan
Dmass
Ronald Dellums
Dcalif
White House
Pentagon
Drinan
Dellums
CIA
Defense
Harold Brown
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