Lance defends self during Senate budget hearings
Budget director Bert Lance faced a partisan Senate hearing as he defended himself against accusations of improper banking. He declared his conscience clear and called for a full, fair investigation while denying any wrong in overdrafts and personal loans.
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Washington
UPI
Bert Lance
Senate
Carter
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Lance
Ribicoff
Comptroller of Currency’s Office
First National Bank of
Calhoun
Georgia National Bank
Atlanta
Charles Percy
Ill
Sam Nunn
Dga
Nunn
Percy
Carter hosts Barre in talks on Franco American ties
President Carter greets French Prime Minister Raymond Barre at the White House to discuss Franco American relations, arms control and global economics. Barre arrives with a 19 gun salute as U.S. officials seek to curb arms sales and oppose nuclear spread while inflation and unemployment loom in France. The session also touches on Concorde landing rights and Eurocommunism. In Washington the House votes 223 to 193 to strike an indexing clause from a minimum wage bill, keeping the $2.65 wage next year.
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UPI
Raymond Barre
White House
Carter
Barre
United States
Carter White House
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Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
U.S
France
Jaly
Francois Mitterand
House
Supervisors weigh control of Santa Barbara housing agency
Fourth District Supervisor Robert L. Hedlund will ask the Board of Supervisors to assume direct control of the Santa Barbara County Housing Authority amid an FBI probe into the agency finances. Executive Director Fred W. Money was suspended Aug. 11 as authorities review possible irregularities. Critics say the agency's independence shields low income housing from politics while supporters cite proven performance and HUD involvement.
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Robert L. Hedlund
Santa Barbara County
Hedlund
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred W. Money
FBI
Housing Authority
Board of Supervisors
Horn
Board of Commissioners
County Housing Authority
Lawrence C. Grossman
Harrell Fletcher
Grossman
Tively
HUD
Housing Authority Board
Broken bottles could result in park ban
City officials weigh banning glass beverage containers at Ryan Park to curb broken bottles and litter. Parks Commission proposes enforcement via police and litter laws, amid concerns over practicality and juvenile drinking ties to glass debris. Local officials plan to refer the issue to the Vandalism Committee for guidance.
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Sue Edelman
Ryan Park
City Parks and Recreation Commission
Gus Froehlich
Commission
Mike Siminski
Siminski
Jack Anderson
Lompoc
Jim Hall
Hall
Santa Barbara
Parks Commission
Eugene Stevens
Senate and House OK 458 Billion Budget Plan
The Senate and House approved a 458.3 billion dollar federal budget for fiscal 1978. It carries a 61.3 billion dollar deficit and faced Republican criticism that it raises inflation and taxes, with calls to balance the budget by 1981.
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House
Washington
Carter
Delbert Latta
Ohio
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Fletcher
North County
John Rousselot
Calif
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