Administration shifts gas tax plan to fund transit
The administration proposes using the first 5 cent increase in gasoline tax for mass transit energy development and transportation grants instead of rebates to the public. Secretary Brock Adams presented the option to the House Ways and Means Committee amid criticism the plan ignores mass transit and may be unworkable without revisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Transportation
Brock Adams
House
Ways and Means Committee
Adams
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Witness in Korean payoffs tied to Capitol Hill probe murder
A witness in the South Korean bribery probe, Alex Goodarzi, maitre d at the Rotunda near the Capitol, was found murdered. Investigators said a committee aide sought his testimony days earlier amid rumors of wrongdoing involving lawmakers and restaurant figures. The case echoes a large corruption inquiry and sexual scandal rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
House Ethics Committee
Congress
Alexi Goodarzi
Goodarzi
Rotunda
Capitol Hill
Capitol
House Panel
Tongsun Park
Seoul
John Flynt
D-Ga
Philip Lacovara
Watergate
Lacovara
Rotun
GOP seeks equal time after Carter town hall session
The California Republican Party urged equal radio and television time after President Carter’s town hall in Los Angeles. Carter answered questions at KNXT TV and KNX radio, CBS outlets, with a CBS official saying lawyers would review if the appearance fell under the FCC fairness doctrine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
UPI
California
Republican Party
Carter
Knxttv
KNX
CBS
Federal Communications Commission
GOP
NATO approves broad buildup to counter Soviet power
NATO defense ministers approve a wide plan to strengthen the alliance in response to Soviet expansion. They back President Carter’s London proposals, target inflation plus 3 percent defense growth 1979–84, and permit allowances for weaker members. A crash program would stockpile munitions, boost anti tank defenses, and shorten reinforcement times, with long term cooperation for the 1980s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Belgium
UPI
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Carter
NATO
London
Europe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Social Security
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
Rotary
the Village Rotary Club
Emily Wilson
Kevin Ewing
Cabrillo High School
Miss Wilson
UCLA
Ewing
Stanford University
William H. Scott
Rotary Club
Guodarzi
Henning, Tenn
Alex Haley
Henning
Tennessee
Sacramento
United Press International
Senate Committee
Gov. Brown
Richard Rominger
Food and Agriculture
Alquist
D-San Jose
Russell
Presley
D-Riverside
Wilson
D-La Mesa
Assembly
Ways and Means
Brown
Sirhan
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Soledad
Kennedy
Baxter Ward
Kenneth Hahn
Godfrey Isaac
Isaac
Hahn
Ward
Ambassador Hotel
Kauffmans Rowan
BANK
U.S
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
Cyrus Vance
Andrei Gromyko
Geneva
Sed
Acis Restaurant
Tin
Jack
Ocean
Ocean Ave
Sun
DISH
Sinks
Phelps Enterprises
Magic Pipe, Inc
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!