House panel approves mandatory home insulation rules
A House energy subcommittee vote 12 to 8 favors requiring most homeowners to upgrade insulation and heating efficiency before selling. A federal standards plan could be drafted by 1990 and become mandatory by 1985 with government-backed loans or guarantees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Carter
House Energy and Power
FBI Investigations Down Under New Carter Guidelines
FBI investigations of domestic security cases including terrorist activities fell to 214 from 4,868 after new bureau guidelines. Carter administration officials reported the decline to Congress on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter Administration
Congress
FBI
Severe doctor shortage strains military families nationwide
The Washington Post reports an extreme shortage of doctors in the U S military forces pushing thousands of dependents to seek private physicians while others travel long distances to other bases for care Free healthcare remains a key benefit of service The piece also notes a push in Congress to limit FBI investigations and proposes a charter act to define the agency s authority with comments from Rep Don Edwards and Deputy Attorney General Mary Lawton
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Washington Post
Congress
FBI
Mary C.lawton
Rep
Don Edwards
Dcalif
House Civil Rights Subcommittee
Edwards
Withholding funds used to desegregate schools policy shift
The Carter administration reversed Ford policy and said it can legally withhold education funds from districts that refuse to merge black and white schools for desegregation. A memo by Attorney General Bell prompted by HEW’s secretary, amid plans to enforce the new rule, notably in Kansas City. The shift follows Byrd’s 1975 law restricting HEW from funding forced busing beyond the nearest appropriate school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Ford
Griffin B. Bell
Joseph A. Calliang Jr
HEW
Scholal Board
Kansas City
The
Justice
Local transit plan hints at bus-heavy neighborhood solution
City sources indicate a neighborhood transport strategy will require several buses to move residents efficiently. Officials expect the plan to address crowding and access, with demonstrations of service improvements in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ate
HEW rights chief seeks consolidation to fix delays
David S. Tatel, director of HEW's Office for Civil Rights, told a federal court that the department cannot properly enforce civil rights laws due to a backlog of lawsuits and court orders. He asked to consolidate three major cases and gain more time to devise an enforcement plan addressing race origin sex and handicap discrimination. He cited court orders shaping priorities and urged against being bound by past administrations' failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Health
Forbessing and Welfare
David 5. Tatel
HEW
Office For Civil Rights
Tatel
Man awarded 1.7 million in out of court settlement
Electrician James T Kaaiakamanu received a 1.7 million out of court settlement for injuries from a 1974 construction site fall. His spinal cord was severed at the waist causing paralysis. He sued Munro Burns, a California contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hwonqlulu
James T. Kaaiakamanu
Kaaiakamanu
Munr- Burns
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fbis Security
New York Times Service
Ment
Kansas City School Board
Baid
Cnet
Frankel
Ibeokiet
Lakewood Boulevard
Hisbies
Huntington Beach
Rain St
Bunker Hill St
DCN
National
Ocean Blvd
Para
Mercury
Dooley’s
Housewear Dept
Douglas
Ridgeway
Dooley
CUE
Long Beach Blvd
West Germany
Cao