Carter proposes defense cuts but keeps major programs
President Carter calls for nearly 2.8 billion in reductions to the Ford defense budget while avoiding radical strategic changes. Most savings come from slowdowns in missiles, bombers, ships, and aircraft with only 357 million cut next year. Defense Secretary Brown cites delaying MX missile development and trimming Bomber production to five as prudent pauses while considering arms control talks with Russia.
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Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
Russia
Budget Capsule: Carter 1978 Proposal by Agency Summary
The 1978 federal budget, requested by President Carter, shows agency by agency changes from Ford. Notable shifts include Defense down to 111.9 billion, HUD up 9.5 billion, Labor up 6 billion, Interior down 0.1 billion, State minor, and overall total 120.1 billion in the next fiscal year.
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Carter seeks $19.4 billion boost to Ford budget
President Carter asks Congress to add 19.4 billion to the 1978 budget to aid the needy and spur growth, while proposing a ceiling on hospital charges as an initial move toward broader price controls.
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Carter
Congress
Carter signals budget shifts beyond Ford plan
President Carter outlines a revised federal budget with higher education housing and energy outlays and a modest defense cut. He rejects Ford's large food stamp and nutrition cuts, aims for 459.4 billion in 1978 spending with a 57.7 billion deficit, and restores 5.1 billion cut from various programs. Carter keeps a path toward a balanced budget by 1981 amid expected private-sector growth.
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Schultze
ERDA Head Sees Winter Hardship Educating Public On Gas Use
Ohio energy chief Robert S. Ryan says this harsh winter has taught the public about natural gas conservation and warns summer curtailments may be needed to replenish storage. He credits Canadian sales and predicts northeast pressure on southwest suppliers, with a Carter intervention possible if supplies fail to meet demand.
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Rogram
Robert S. Ryan
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Dayton
Columbia Gas Transmission Co
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United States
Canada
Peter Kochman
ERDA
Kochman
Carter
Buffalo Blizzard Fraud Probed After 1977 Storm
Federal and local investigators probe thefts extortion and misuse of storm aid in Buffalo after the January 2 1977 blizzard. About 25 million in new funds were released for relief and contractors report attempts to charge hidden license fees for snow removal. Allegations include gasoline siphoning from city pumps and a possible food stamp black market tied to disaster assistance.
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Buffalo, N.Y
New Jersey
Buffalo
Edward C. Cosgrove
Consumer Fraud Bureau
West Coast storms bring modest relief to drought
A first storm soaking the parched West covers the coast and Sierra with rain and heavy snow in the Lake Tahoe area. Meteorologists caution the relief may not end the two year drought, as runoff remains limited and reservoirs stay far below normal.
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Mt. Hood
Quake Felt Across California Nevada Border
An earthquake struck near the California Nevada border just before 10:30 p.m. causing a west to east rolling motion felt in Carson City Reno and the Lake Tahoe area. UC Berkeley seismologists placed the epicenter 60 miles southeast of Lake Tahoe and described the event on the Richter scale with magnitude details and general damage implications.
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Bob Stewart
Nevada
Governor's Office
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Berkeley
San Francisco
Weather forecast calls for cloudy period through Wednesday
The forecast shows cloudy skies through Wednesday with tonight’s low in the upper 30s and Wednesday’s high in the upper 50s. There is a 10 percent chance of precipitation tonight and 40 percent Wednesday, with similar cool conditions into Thursday and weekend low 20s to 30s.
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