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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1979
Page
4
Inflation dominates plans as the 96th Congress opens with focus on social security tax cuts, deregulation, and budget oversight. Major priorities include SALT II, China policy, wilderness expansion, FBI CIA charters, and agency reorganizations amid a conservative tilt. Kennedy and Carter clash over health care and criminal code reform.
A 1970s Washington view traces growth of congressional staffs from 4 489 in 1960s to 13 276 last Congress and budgets rising from 31 million to 101 million for the Senate and 44.7 million to 167.7 million for the House. It notes duties expanding to hearings, drafting, and even investigations, with calls for checks on power and debates over staff influence and reelection advantages.
The President’s brother Billy Carter, a private citizen, has drawn criticism for crude public acts and Libyan praise during a 1970s style red carpet era. While a figure by relation, his behavior highlights the uneasy balance between private conduct and presidential image.
HEW Secretary Joseph Califano announced a settlement with Virginia over the college desegregation plan. Norfolk State College Old Dominion University Gov. Dalton and state leaders hailed the accord though the NAACP Legal Defense Fund reserved rights to pursue later if plan needs changes.
A humorous essay describes a failed battle with a safety cap on a bottle of liquid drain cleaner. The narrator tries pliers and brute force, recalls past frustrations with stubborn packaging, and ends with the cap stubbornly resisting while the sink clog remains.
Sen. Orrin Hatch presents S.29 to repeal the Davis Bacon Act and realign federal labor rules. He cites GAO findings on taxpayer costs, inflation spillover to private construction, and the need for opportunities for small and minority contractors, urging colleagues to join in repeal efforts.
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