White House trims perks to run tighter operation
President Carter's team pushes cost cuts by restricting perquisites. White House staff lose in-office meals and most newspapers, must share resources, and access to color TVs. Hugh Carter Jr. leads the effort aiming to reduce waste, cut staff, and apply business methods to government efficiency.
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White House
Carter
Hugh Carter Jr
Hugh Carter
Plains
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School
Atlanta
Camp David
Maryland
Cutback in funds for dam projects worries officials
The Associated Press reports officials in 15 states fear President Carter will withhold fiscal 1978 funds for 18 dam and water projects amid a review of usefulness and environmental safety. Critics urge caution while supporters praise increased scrutiny. The list includes the Central Utah Project Bonneville Unit and Auburn Dam, with reactions from state governors and agency heads.
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Associated Press
Carter
West Administration
Congress
Felix Sparks
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Edward Clyde
Utah
Central Utah
Bonneville
Clyde
Andrus
Weather outlook shows cold night and warming trend
Forecast calls for clear, cold tonight with lows in the low 20s and a 10 percent chance of snow. Tuesday should bring a high in the upper 40s as a warming trend continues, with precipitation yesterday totaling .08 inches after a 11 degree low and 20 degree high. The extended outlook hints at rain chances midweek and improving Friday with highs near 50 then cooling to the 30s.
Mardi Gras preparations surge in New Orleans crowds and parades
New Orleans markets stock up as Mardi Gras approaches with Carnival krewes planning parades and balls. Henry Winkler led a Bacchus parade event at the Superdome while about 50 krewes prepare floats and riders toss beads. The Jefferson City Buzzards stage a five mile Uptown march with 30 refreshment stops, fearing Ash Wednesday hangovers on marriages.
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New Orleans
Washington
Henry Winkler
Fonz
Superdome
Jefferson City
Governors seek federal aid to drought areas but face dam cuts
Governors from 11 states and six others pressed for immediate federal help and a task force to study long term water shortages amid a western drought. Interior Secretary Andrus faced discontent over possible Carter dam funding cuts. Western drought reports show streamflows at 40 to 50 percent of normal, alarming agricultural and livestock sectors.
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North Dakota
Arthur Link
Tve
Denver
Cecil Andrus
Carter
Colorado
Guy Richard Lamm
Andrus
Jack Barnett
Western States Water Council
Real Rhodesia crisis centered on Ian Smith says Young
U S Ambassador Andrew Young said Rhodesia’s problem is Prime Minister Ian Smith not the Russians or Communists. He noted guerrilla war has killed about 3,500 in four years and urged a transition to black majority rule within two years, with Britain or the U N possibly providing a peacekeeping role.
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Terrebone Parish
Louisiana
White House
John Sieh
Oahe Conservancy Subdistrict
South Dakota
Smith
Young
New York
Andrew Young
United Nations
Ian Smith
Rhodesia
Ianmith
Summer Smith
ABC
Patriotic Front
Joshua Nkomo
Zambia
Robert Mugabe
Mozambique
WNBC
Britain
United States
Africa
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Savery-Pot Hook
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Garrison
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Cache Unit
Cache Basin
Arkansas
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Illinois
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Kansas
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Kentucky
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Missouri
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Oklahoma
Lowery- Pot Hook
Central Utah Project
Bonneville Unit
Eee
Garrison Overson
Meramec Park
Missour
Dickey Lincoln School
Central Arizona
Auburn Folsom South Central Valley Project
Colfornic
Fruitland
Mesa Projects
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Layous Chene Boeut
Ann Landers
Heloise
Middletown
Joe Draube
Buzzards
Draube
Winkler
Bacchus
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