House panel rejects Carter gas rationing plan
The House Commerce Committee, under pressure from President Carter, votes 21 to 20 to send the standby gasoline rationing proposal to the House floor without a recommendation. Earlier ties and switch votes failed to secure approval, as Waxman justified sending the measure for a floor vote amid national energy concerns.
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Bush outlines tough choices in 1980 presidential bid
Former CIA Director George Bush announces Republican candidacy pledging a new candor and sacrifices for inflation and energy. He argues Democrats overpromised, calls for restraint in spending, and aims to unite Republicans to defeat Carter while stressing substance over rhetoric.
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CIA
George Bush
Bush
Carter warns Soviet cheating could trigger nuclear clash
President Carter warned at a news conference that if the Soviet Union violates the treaty limiting long range bombers and missiles it could escalate to a nuclear confrontation. He noted possible U.S. treaty nullification and damage to the U S relations while defending verification methods and stressing cautious steps through the Senate and White House diplomacy.
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Kennedy and Carter trade barbs over oil policy baloney
Kennedy defends support for Carter in 1980 bid amid sharp party debate over oil price decontrol and tax on excess profits. Carter calls Kennedy criticism baloney and says he may back measures to stiffen the tax plan while Kennedy rejects the charge as taken out of context. See KENNEDY, Page 2A.
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Golden Buckle slips a notch
Houston residents face a rising mental health crisis amid traffic chaos and rising social ills. A Harris County study cites 25000 marriages and over 14000 drug arrests in 1978, with 60000 crisis hotline calls reflecting widespread distress and child vulnerability in the nation’s fifth largest city.
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