Carter seeks 19.4 billion rise in 1978 budget plan
President Carter asks Congress for a 1978 budget totaling 459.4 billion up from 440 billion, with less defense emphasis and more funds for energy housing and health. He proposes halting 19 water projects including one in Georgia and envisions hospital fee ceilings around 9 percent, noting health cost inflation.
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Ford
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HEW
Joseph Califano
Budget at a Glance Revisions to Ford 1978 Budget
President Carter proposes a $19.4 billion net increase to Ford's fiscal 1978 budget, setting spending at $459.4 billion. He cuts defense by $2.7 billion, halts several Navy and missile programs, freezes Medicare premiums, adds 600 EPA employees, extends unemployment benefits, and expands housing and energy conservation funding while deferring major tax changes.
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State Police Seek Clues in Parke County Slayings Case
Indiana State Police urge local tips on the February 14 shotgun killings of four Parke County brothers Ralph and Reeve Spencer Raymond Spencer and Gregory Brooks. A special command post at Bellmore Fire Department handles tips from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, with larger leads chased from Indianapolis and Champaign Illinois. Rewards totaling $1,500 are offered by Region Six group for information leading to arrests.
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Tribune
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Parke County
Don Sullivan
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Terre Haute
Gregory Brooks
Hollandsburg
Brooks
Spencer Boys
Betty Spencer
Sullivan
Special Post
Region Six Informational Services Group
Weather Outlook Terre Haute Tonight Through Saturday
Increasing cloudiness and windy warmth tonight with lows in the 40s. Rain likely Wednesday with highs near 60. Extended outlook shows chance of rain Thursday then dry Friday and Saturday with highs in the 30s to 40s and overnight lows in the 20s to teens in the north Friday.
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Terre Haute
Parents Object To Vigo County School Calendar
A packed Vigo County School Corp board meeting on Monday faced sharp criticism from parents and teachers over the 1977 78 calendar and elementary redistricting. Speakers demanded earlier start dates and shorter vacations while issues of district boundaries and minority balance drew audience protests and board discussions.
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United States
National Association of Teacher Educators
Atlanta
VCSC
Nellie Remington
Rio Grande
David T. Turney
ISU School of Education
Jerry Summers
William Hamrick
UCSC
House of Photography
Larry Schlomer
American Federation of Teachers
Brad Lawson
Harmony
Baldwin
AFT
Charles Clark
Schlomer
Wayne Crockett
Lawson
Crockett
Indiana Senate backs two new I-70 interchanges in Vigo County
Senate approval of SB 171 advances a plan to build two interchanges on I-70 between U S 41 and Indiana 46 near Terre Haute. Support comes from local officials, labor, business groups and planning bodies. final House action HB 1602 expected with committee hearings already held.
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Terre Haute
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Herman Fanning
Terre Haute area to spend about $60 million on capital projects
ISU Business Outlook Forum reports roughly $60 million planned for capital spending in Terre Haute during 1977. Projects include a new Regional Hospital bowling alley a southern Riverside Plaza shopping center three new elementary schools a new public library and other expansions.
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Terre Haute
Indiana State University
ISU Bureau of Business Research
Sheraton Inn
Ray Ingram
Terre Haute Area
Ingram
Terre Haute Regional Hospital
Riverside Plaza
Vern Ryan
Purdue University
Wabash Valley
Mardi Gras Parade Grips New Orleans With Rex as King
Mardi Gras brings America’s biggest street party to New Orleans with Rex the King of Carnival leading parades. Krewe clubs supply floats while blue collar truck krewes prepare their own dashing displays and toss thousands in beads. About 200 truck clubs join Orleanians and Crescent City, each set to spend roughly $2,500 on necklaces and doubloons.
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