Press Telegram in Long Beach, California

Housing drive rolls as Gary works idle in split week

UPI reports U S Steel Gary Works idled about 3,000 workers amid a dispute over a housing program backers want trimmed, while a split work week affects roughly two percent of the plant. Union leaders say workers were sent home after layoffs protests. Congress is urged to cut funding for the housing agency and examine budget reductions across agencies to curb inflationary pressures. A Capitol Hill strategy meeting sponsored by business leaders seeks to press Congress to curb government spending. Secretary of the Interior and other officials comment on government restraint as talks continue.