Carter Plans Major Policies Ahead of Spring Debates
In his first months in office President Carter readies a wave of major initiatives. Economic reform after the $50 rebate plan, food stamp changes, welfare reform guided by HEW Secretary Califano, and a proposed Consumer Protection Agency are expected to be unveiled in early May. An environmental program and hospital budget controls loom, with Congress awaiting the Carter agenda before acting. The coming weeks promise sharp Washington debate and public scrutiny.
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Carter
HEW
Joseph Califano
White House
Ralph Naderlike
Consumer Protection Agency
Savings Bonds Drive Promotes Extra Effort in San Antonio
The 1977 United States Savings Bonds drive in San Antonio highlights the theme of extra effort. Local chairman C. L. Todd and Air Training Command leader Gen. John W. Roberts urged workers to join or boost their allotments, framing bonds as solid investments in America and the future.
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San Antonio
The
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C.L
Chet" Todd
John W. Roberts
Public urged to shape area water planning sessions
A series of training meetings kicks off to explain the section 208 water pollution act program for Bexar and adjacent counties. The public is invited to participate and share input on waste water runoff and non point source controls to ensure citizen needs are considered in the plan.
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Bexar
Comal
Guadalupe
Wilson Counties
Alamo Area
Wateh
Bere
Davy Crockett Referenced in Odd 1977 Congress Parallel
A quirky connection compares Davy Crockett to a 1977 Congress scene with a misquoted memo about business on Capitol Hill. The remark hints Crockett era resolve and current legislative inertia in a playful, era-spanning parallel.
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Davy Crockett
Congress
Conservation and Expansion Can Coexist In Energy Policy
John Chamberlain argues against a false choice between conserving and expanding energy. He cites GE as a model balancing efficiency with fuel expansion, notes natural gas drilling at Ravenna plants, and predicts coal will supplement dwindling oil and gas. He predicts inflation and policy battles but urges letting expansionists push ahead responsibly.
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Persian Gulf
General Electric
GE Aircraft Equipment Products
Binghampton
N.Y
Honeywell
Ravenna
Ohio
Caner
Wich
Detroit
Divestiture Debate On Oil Firms Faces Setbacks
Washington reports the divestiture push to break up oil majors is largely stalled in Congress after a reshuffle in Judiciary Committee influence. Maryland upholds a state divestiture law for retail stations, signaling a patchwork approach that could spur varied state actions while federal momentum wanes.
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Appalachia
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
West
Congress
Washington
U.S
Maryland
Supreme Court
Shell critique of splitting energy firms to fuel policy
The passage argues against dividing energy companies into oil and coal components, warning it would harm R and D, hinder pipeline and tech transfer, delay alternate fuel development, and create entrenched bureaucratic barriers amid political factors.
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Shell
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