DOD urges new wartime draft plan with 650000 force carry
The Defense Department urges President Carter to revive a wartime standby draft system including an annual lottery for 20 year olds to raise 650000 trained troops within six months of mobilization. Deferments would be tightly controlled and 66 area offices staffed for wartime draft operations.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Carter
White House
Ford
National Security Council
Europe
Pentagon
National Guard
Florida experts estimate freeze damage at over 120 million
Agriculture officials meeting as the Florida Emergency Board estimate statewide losses from the worst freeze in 15 years. Tomato losses top 43 million with crops from beans and sugar cane also hit hard. Board will seek a federal agriculture disaster declaration from Bergland, and possibly a separate Carter request. Authorities note 100000 farm workers could lose jobs as reports cover 30 counties.
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Fla
Florida
Florida Emergency Board
Reubin Askew
U.S
Carter
Bergland
Pope
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Stabilization and Conservation Service
USDA
Midstate Citrus Belt
Lake Okeechobee
Miami
Mondale Signals Carter Open to NATO Budget Increases
Mondale told the NATO council in Brussels that Carter may raise U.S. NATO defense investments despite Pentagon cuts. He stressed no reduction in planned NATO spending and noted continued growth as part of budget efficiencies. He also announced a separate Belgian delegation for the summit and stressed close ties with Western Europe.
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Belgium
Walter F. Mondale
North Atlantic Alliance
Carter
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Pentagon
Mondale
North Atlantic Council
NATO
America
Council
Leon Tindemans
Tindemans
France
Puerto Rico
Europe
Common Market
Western
Japan
Reorganizers face Planning Office crisis in New Mexico
In Santa Fe AP reports a clash over the status of the state Planning Office as HB5 reshapes government structure. Lawmakers weigh subservience to budgeting versus an independent planning agency amid a 179 page reform package changing agencies and functions.
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Santa FE
Fred FE. Mondragon
Dbernalillo
House
Ways and Means
Department of Finance and Administration
DFA
John Mershon
D-Lincoln
Otero
New Mexico
Senate
Amy Carter's First Day Delayed by Traffic At White House School
Amy Carter arrived late to Thaddeus Stevens Elementary on her first day as a fourth grader escorted by the Secret Service. First Lady Rosalynn Carter explained the delay due to rush hour and traffic, noting the car took 28 minutes from the White House to the school.
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Washington
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Thaddeus Stevens
Young Denton carrier blends work with downhill skate fun
Patrick Carey, 11, of Denton, Texas, delivers papers for the Record Chronicle while finding pleasure in skateboarding. He notes the ride is smoother and more enjoyable when going downhill.
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Patrick Carey
Denton
Tex
Record Chronicle
Hill
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