Carter Promises White House Staff Cuts Face Real Test
The piece weighs Carter’s pledge to cut White House staff by about 30 percent against current growth from 540 to 560 since taking office. It notes he has tasked the Office of Management and Budget to propose reorganizing the Executive Office of the President, with options due in two weeks, and discusses potential targets and internal doubts.
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Jimmy Carter
White House
Gerald Ford
Carter
Office of Management and Budget
Walter Mondale
OMB
Office of Public Liaison
Congressional Relations
Singlaub
Sens
Orrin Hatch
Congress
Rose
Administration
Executive Branch
Congressional
Ford Administration
Brock Goes Solo as GOP Spokesman in 1977 Plan
Washington report notes Republican national chairman William Brock will operate independently after failed coalition talks with House and Senate leaders. He aims to form policy task forces on economy energy taxes and foreign policy while avoiding joint events with Rhodes and Baker. The piece also covers conservative backlash to Singlaub’s Korea- tied ousting and Virginia lieutenant governor race dynamics around Charles Robb’s liberal and conservative backers.
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Washington
House
Senate
William Brock
Jimmy Carter
Brock
John Rhodes
Howard Baker
National Committee
Rhodes
Okter
James A. McClure
Idaho
Steering Committee
James M. Lee
Lee
Singlaub
Lee Lee
Korea
McClure
Charles Robb
Lyndon B. Johnson
Virginia
Potomac
Old Guard
Robb
Del
Richard
Major) Reynolds
Ira Lechner
Byrd
Watkins Abbitt
William Tuck
Charles Engelhard
Lew Wasserman
Mary Lasker
Johnson
LBJ
Jack Valenti
Defense
Clark Clifford
New York
Arthur Krim
Thomas Corcoran
Joseph Hirshhorn
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Averell Harriman
Abraham Feinberg
San Francisco
Walter Shorenstein
Nancy Dickerson
Wat Abbitt
Abbitt
Computers In Congress Aid for Work and Politics
Congress increasingly uses computers to handle mail and information needs. Programs enable targeted constituent letters, automate replies, and link House and Senate systems. While improving efficiency, concerns arise about campaign advantages and oversight gaps.
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Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Library of Congress
Capitol Hill
Local Carrier and Mail Rates Summary
Local carrier rates show 22.50 yearly 12.00 for six months and 6.50 for three months on established routes. Mail rates list 20.00 yearly 11.00 for six months and 6.00 for three months.
Bad Study Habits and a National Bureau of Standards Kitchen Study
A columnist mocks a 58-woman government study at the National Bureau of Standards observing cooking habits for energy use. He notes rightward stove bias, open oven doors, and questions the value and cost of the study, proposing humorous more efficient uses of time.
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National Bureau of Standards
America
This Is Food Stamp Reform 1977
United States Press reports that the farm bill reforms would replace purchase requirements with free food stamps potentially expanding recipients to about 35 million Americans. Critics warn the cost could reach into the billions as the program extends to 1979 and beyond toward a guaranteed income.
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United States Press, Inc
Washington
Congress
Senate
Carter
Sam
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DAC
Johnson-Rayburn
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Republican Coordinating Council
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Dirksen-Ford
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Charley
Everett Dirksen
Charles Halleck
Defense Department
Congressional Liaison Office
John K. Singlaub
Pentagon
Jake Garn
Strom Thurmond
Jack Kemp
Marjorie Holt
Maryland
Evans—Novak
By Thomas P. Southwick
Common Cause
Electronic Revolution
Legislative Branch
Charlie Rose
D N.C
House Computer Policy Group
Dave Stockman
R Mich
Stockman
Winchester Evening Star
Thomas J. Byrd
Moneger
Roy E. Potts
Ill
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Douglas B. O'Connell
Eugene P. Miller
Winchester Va
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N.Y. Times News Service
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