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I am attaching Ray's memorandum on the principal issue he wishes to discuss with you today--House markup of the minimum wage bill.

As Stu indicates, there needs to be more consultation--with Charlie Schultze, Stu, and, I believe, with Treasury and OMB--before the details of a compromise are decided. While I believe you can indicate some flexibility to Ray at today's meeting, I concur with Stu that Ray should not commit the Administration to any change of position until further consultation has occurred.

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RAY MARSHALL ~.~ Secretary of Labor

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One item I wish to discuss with you at our meeting at 2:15 p.m. on April 15 is the minimum wage bill which is tentatively scheduled for markup in the House on April 19.

The Administration's proposal on the minimum wage bill was $2.50 an hour on July 1, 1977 and annual indexing thereafter at 50 percent of straight time average hourly earnings. The Dent bill proposed a minimum wage at 55 percent of gross average hourly earnings ($2.85) and annual indexing at 60 percent. The AFL-CIO is firmly committed to an immediate minimum wage of $3 an hour and indexing thereafter at 60 percent of gross average hourly earnings. (The straight-time average hourly earnings index excludes premium payments for overtime and is currently about 20 cents less than the gross average hourly earnings index. Thus, the application of the same percentage to each index will result in wage rates 10-12 cents apart.)

The AFL-CIO has not yet indicated any compromise position. It is our information, however, that the Dent bill may be in trouble and that Dent would like to compromise and then proceed with full Administration support. Specifically, he has indicated that he would advocate a more moderate bill and has tentatively suggested a minimum wage at 5_2_p_E;!~_c.ent of st;ra;!._q~im~ - average hourly earnings ($~!. -~--Qn July 1) and indexing at{ 55 perce9t thereafter. He would also modify the bill's dema"hd-- fpr---the immediate repeal of the Act's "tip credit" (which permits employers to credit against their wage obligation~ps received by the employees in an amount

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THE WHITE HOUSE

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April 15, 1977

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT G EIZENSTAT ~lA_ FROM: STU

SUBJECT: Meeting with Secretary Marshall at 2:15 Today

Secretary Marshall has sent the attached memo regarding the minimum wage as background for your meeting with him today. I would make the following points:

• As you know, we had proposed an increase in the minimum wage from the current level of $2.30 to $2.50 on July 1, and indexing at 50 % of straighttime hourly earnings thereafter.

• In your discussion with George Meany on April 6, he indicated that the level and index ing of the minimum wage should be based on the level of the minimum in the years in which Congress acted, rather than the average for all years. Although it may be a mistake to place too much stress on this comment, the average level of the minimum wage, measured in the years immediately following the nine increases since 1950, has been 53.5 % of the previous years straight-time average manufacturing in wage.

• Secretary Marshall's memo to you indicates that Chairman Dent is eager to compromise with the Administration, and is tentatively suggesting an increase in the minimum wage from its current level to $2.65 on July 1 and indexing at 55 % of straight-time average hourly earnings thereafter.

These factors indicate possibility of reaching a compromise favorable to the Administration at an early time -- before battle lines are drawn in the Congress.

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I would suggest that you ask Secretary Marshall to work with Charlie Schultze and me on recommendations for your consideration.

I would suggest that you ask the Secretary not to commit the Administration to flexibility until you have received and reviewed these recommendations.

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Jack Watson~~-~ Jane Frank~} April 13, 1977

Califano Memorandum on Social Security Cards and Welfare Abuses

The attached memorandum from Joe Califano responds to five questions raised in your note to him of March 15.

Concerning Social Security cards, Joe points out that eliminating forgery will be an expensive and highly sophisticated proposition. He has estimated elsewhere that it could cost as much as $500 million simply to reissue Social Security cards. You should also be aware that reissuance raises many civil liberties concerns-will the card become a national identifier?

A Cabinet cluster on undocumented workers, in which Jane Frank participates, is currently grappling with the issues involved in creating a secure worker identification system. Joe is an active participant in that effort. We suggest that we coordinate any decision on upgrading cards for welfare purposes with your decision on the policy recommendations of the cluster on undocumented workers.

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THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH , EDUCATION , AND WELFARE

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April llVJ#'/Jfi t2 PM 7 26

MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT

FROM JOE CALIF~ 1

Here is a status report on the five questions raised in your note of March 15.

Social Security Cards

With respect to the ease with which Social Security cards can presently be forged or altered, a first and necessary step is to upgrade the material used for the card. I have asked the Commissioner of Social Security to consider other paper stock and plastic material options and to recommend a new card format and forgery resistant material for backing on an urgent basis.

Unfortunately, such a change will not by itself eliminate the forgery problem. Without an expensive decision to provide sophisticated, electronic "checking devices" to government offices, banks and employers, however, a truly "tamper proof" card cannot be substituted for the present item.

For various reasons, it is, at present, exceedingly easy, especially for young people arriving at work age (15-18), to obtain a Social Security card. For young people in or out of school, present procedures do not even require formal presentation of a registered birth certificate, driver's license or other proof of identity. Moreover, as the result of a law that required individuals eligible for welfare to

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possess a Social Security card, the Social Security Administration depends upon state welfare departments to qualify millions of welfare eligibles for a Social Security number. These state agencies have widely varying evidentiary standards for determining personal identity.

In issuing cards, the focus of the Social Security Administration is not to check credentials carefully. From its point of view, the use of a Social Security card is to be eligible for insurance payments that are made on the basis of the work of the holder of the card and the taxes the holder has paid. There are changes that we can make . to have the Social Security people require significantly increased levels of proof and do much more careful checking. But those changes are likely to be expensive in additional administrative people, in citizen irritation and in delay.

Multiple Welfare Benefits

As part of the welfare reform study, we should be able to reduce this kind of cheating through the Inspector General's office. A more systematic effort will be made and proposed in connection with the welfare reform proposals. A final report on this subject will be made as part of the welfare reform study.

Consultants and Conventions

To reduce the use of consultants and conventions by HEW we have begun:

to survey comprehensively recent and past practice regarding the need, use and cost of consultants and conventions;

to appraise critically the effectiveness and integrity of the Department's use of these arrangements;

. to define as rigorously as possible the basis on which such arrangements will be appropriate in the future.

The results of that analytical survey will be available to me on May 15, and I expect to be ·able to announce new procedures on or before May 31 that significantly reduce the

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use of consultants and conventions and severely tighten the conditions under which outside consultants and conventions will be authorized in the future. I will be reporting the details of the changes that we make at that time.

I have directed that the cost of each consulting report be printed on the cover along with the names of those who worked on the report.

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April 14, 1977

The Vice President Stu Eizenstat

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April 16, 1977

Bert Lance Hamilton Jordan J:J.ck Watson Bob Lipshutz Hugh Carter Jody _Powell

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Rick Hutcheson

Re: Discontinuing the painting of Oil Portraits of Cabinet Secretaries

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APR 12 1977 ACTION

MEMORANDUM FOR: THE PRESIDENT

FROM: Bert Lance

SUBJECT: Discontinuing the painting of oil portraits of Cabin~t S~cr~taries

I. BACKGROUND

The practice of agencies to commission oil portraits of Cabinet Secretaries at Government expense provides an excellent opportunity for dramatizing your campaign against wasteful spending. My staff has investigated this matter, which was brought to our attention by Senator Percy. Past administrations have commissioned oil portraits at Government expense as a method of maintaining an official, historical record of the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries. This practice began in the early 1800's.

II. OPTIONS

l) To continue using oil portraits for this purpose.

2) To discontinue using oil portraits and, instead, adopt the alternative recommended below.

III. RECOMMENDATION

A more reasonable alternative to this expensive ($6,000 to $12,000 each) practice would be to record the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries with color photographs. This alternative is consistent with your commitment to save the taxpayer's dollars; the color photographs would cost less than $600. n,.o ~

S~4 ~/f~ I recommend, therefore, that you instruct the Cabinet Secretaries to discontinue this practice and, in the future, to use color photographs to record the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries. Should you agree, I have attached for your signature a memorandum from you to the Cabinet Secretaries.

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The Office of Management and Budget has informed me of an outdated practice, that I believe should be discontinued.

As I understand it, past Cabinet Secretaries have commissioned oil portraits, at Government expense, as a method of maintaining an official, historical record of the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries. Although the practice has existed for over a century, these portraits have become an unnecessary luxury costing anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000.

Tvhile this pr2.ct.ice might have been justified in the. past, color photographs to record the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries appear more appropriate now. Thi s alternative is consistent with my commitment to save the taxpayer's dollars.

I am sure you will agree that this is another excellent opportunity to convey to the American p e ople our sincere desire to revise wasteful spending practices. Therefore, I ask that you discontinue this practice and in the ~uture use color photographs to record the line of succession.

THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

Date: April 13, 1977

MEMORANDUM

FOR ACTION:

~"1idge Costanza Stu Eizenstat

FOR INFORMATION: The Vice President Hamilton Jordan ~ Jody Powell

Bob Lipshutz rwcv._()J.l Jack Watson l#K~ Hugh Carter~ Richard Harden

FROM: Rick Hutcheson, Staff Secretary

SUBJECT: Bert Lance memo 4/12/77 re Discontinuing the painting of oil portraits of Cabinet Secretaries.

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APR 1 2 1977 ACTION


FROM: Bert Lance

SUBJECT: Discontinuing the painting of oil portraits of Cabinet Secretaries

I. BACKGROUND

The practice of agencies to commission oil portraits of Cabinet Secretaries at Government expense provides an excellent opportunity for dramatizing your campaign against wasteful spending . My staff has investigated this matter, which was brought to our attention by Senato-r Percy. Past administrations have commissioned oil portraits at Government expense as a me ·thod of maintaining an official 1 historical record of the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries. This practice began in the early 1800's.

II. OPTIONS

1) To continue using oil portraits for this purpose.

2) To discontinue using oil portraits and, instead, adopt the alternative recommended below.

III. RECOMMENDATION

A more reasonable alternative to this expensive ($6,000 to $12,000 each) practice would b e to record the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries with color photographs. This alternative is consistent with your commitment to save the taxpayer's dollars; the color photographs would cost less than $600.

I recommend, therefore, that you instruct the Cabinet Secretaries to discontinue this practice and, in the future, to use color p hotographs ·to record the line of succe s sion of Cabinet Secretaries. Should yo u agree , I have attached £or your signature a memorandum from you to the Cabinet Secretaries.

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MEMOR.Al'IDUM FOR

THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTOfu~EY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF LABOR THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOP~lliNT

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

The Office of Management and Budget has informed me of an outdated practice, that I believe should be discontinued.

As I understand it, past Cabinet Secretaries have commissioned oil portraits, at Government expense, as a method of maintaining an official, historical record of the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries. Although the practice has existed for over a century, these portraits have become an unnecessary luxury costing anywhere from $6,000 to $12,000.

While this practice might have been justified in the past, color photographs to record the line of succession of Cabinet Secretaries appear more appropriate now. This alternative is consistent with my commitment to save the taxpayer's dollars.

I am sure you will agree that this is another excellent opportunity to convey to the American people our sincere desire to revise wasteful spending practices. Therefore, I ask that you discontinue this practice and in the future use color photographs to record the line of succession.

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FOR ACTION·:

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FOR INFORMAT10N: The Vice Preside~ Hami l ton Jordan/ J ody Powell

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SUBJECT: Bert Lance memo 4/12/77 re Discontinu ing t .he painting of oil portraits of Cabinet Secretaries.

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Last week you asked me to let you know which staff meetings I think I should participate in. I submit for your approval the following:

1. Energy

2. NatiQAAl eeswFit, CswNcil aad Policy Review Committees, when subject matter contains technological elements. Dr. Brzezinski is in general agreement but only you can extend the invitation.

3. Regularly scheduled senior staff meetings which you attend when issues such as health, environment, natural resources, water resources and dams, disasters and education are under consideration . .

Two US-USSR working groups were established during the Moscow SALT II talks:

1. The Working Group on the comprehensive test ban. The technological aspects (verification, weapons development, legitimacy ~~~ of PNE's) have a history of interagency conflicts and your Science ,1 ~------- ~ _ Adviser is an appropriate a gent for resolving these if possible, -l-~~·· or laying out the issues for you if not. This is an area which I ~ ~ ~ have personally followed f or over 15 years. ~

2. Anti-S a tellite Working Group. My office (OSTP) has been evaluating potential military aspects of advanced space technology on assignment from the NSC. I have been using a panel of outside university and industrial experts to provide a technically sophisticated, independent point of view.

I would like to ma intain liaison with those developing US positions in these two areas.

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Frank Press -- His Memorandum of April 7, 1977

I urge that you not agree to all of the proposals submitted in this memorandum, based upon my own judgment and also my review of these matters with Dr. Brzezinski. Prior to Dr. Press' sending you this memorandum, he had discussed these matters with Dr. Brzezinski and they have exchanged memoranda; you obviously might wish to review this situation with Dr. Brzezinski before reaching a final decision.

I see no concern with Dr. Press attending all staff meetings relating to the energy program and Senior Staff meetings. However, with reference to the NSC meetings, I suggest that he attend only Committee meetings,to wit, the NSC's Policy Review Committee's meetings, when subject matter contains significant technological elements and only when invited by Dr. Brzezinski or yourself.

With reference to the u. s.-u. S. S. R. working groups, I suggest that you not accept the suggestion concerning "The Working Group on the comprehensive test ban," and particularly with reference to delegating Dr. Press as the agent for "resolving" and "laying out" the issues. Instead, I suggest that you authorize him to consult with this group when requested.

There seems to be no concern about accepting his proposal relating to the "Anti-Satellite Working Group."

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Last week you asked me to let you know which staff meetings I think I should participate in. I submit for your approval the following:

1. Energy

2. National Security Council and Policy Review Committees, when subject matter contains technological elements. Dr. Brzezinski is in general agreement but only you can extend the invitation.

3. Regularly scheduled senior staff meetings which you attend when issues such as health, environment, natural resources, water resources and dams, disasters and education are under consideration.

Two US-USSR working groups were established during the Moscow SALT II talks:

1. The \\forking Group on the comprehensive test ban. The technological aspects (verification, weapons development, legitimacy of PNE' s) have a i:listory of irrteragency conflicts c..nd your Scier_ce Adviser is an appropriate agent for resolving these if possible, or laying out the issues for you if not. This is an area which I have personally followed for over 15 years.

2. Anti-Satellite Working Group. My office (OSTP) has been evaluating potential military aspects of advanced space technology on assignment from the NSC. I have been using a panel of outside ·. university and industrial experts to provide a technica lly sophisticated, independent point of view.

I \vould like to maintain liaison with those developing US positions in these two areas.

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FROM:

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ROBERT J. LIPSHUTZ

Frank Press -- His Memorandum of April 7, 1977

I urge that you not agree to all of the proposals submitted in this memorandum, based upon my own judgment and also my review of these matters with Dr. Brzezinski. Prior to Dr. Press' sending you this memorandum, he had .. discussed these . matters with Dr. Brzezinski and they have exchanged memoranda; you obviously might wish to review this situation with Dr. Brzezinski before reaching a final decision.

I see no concern with Dr. Press attending all staff meetings relating to the energy program and Senior Staff meetings. · However, with reference to the NSC meetings, I suggest that he attend only Committee meetings,to wit, the NSC's Policy Review Committee's meetings, when subject matter contains significant technological elements and only when invited by Dr. Brzezinski or yourself.

With reference to the u. s.-u. s. s. R. working groups, I suggest that you not accept the suggestion concerning "The Working Group on the comprehensive test ban," and particularly with ·reference to delegating Dr. · Press as the agent for "resolving" and "laying out" the issues. Instead, I suggest · that you authorize him to consult with this group when requested.

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. . ·. . . · · . · · ·ground and to quit wasting ter seems firm in his objec-Energy, the drought m the western part of what is produced." tive review of the national .

the country construction of dams and election When asked. about the water projects as w_ell as his . ' d 1 · I F 'd grossly comphcated IRS energy conservatwn pro-reform came un er c ose scrutm.y ast n ay forms for individuals this grams. · ·

in Washington as President Jimmy Carter year, the President stated Dr. Schlesinger, in his talked to 28 newspaper and TV representa- that th~ 1977 form will be ear!ie::;discuss_ion,said"the · · · " h , . much Simpler. basic Issue w1th regard to h ves dunng a second on-t e-record news "If I don't do that then I energy is not the novelty of

briefing in the White House. : .. . will have broken m~ word ideas . . . the basic issue .is . · ·• · · • •• , •• _:·:· .. _,_ 1 • and I don't intend to do whether the' U.S. is serious

"For the short term" said · President is an impressive that," said Carter. . and will be serious about Carter, ~·we hope to initiate. man, easy to talk with and The Minimum Wage re- the energy problem." a n · immediate. -·conscious- .. ,.completely relaxed. With a commendation of $2.50 per By the year 2010, with a 5

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ness in the American people mind that can recall figures hour, plus indexing of the per cent growth rate all ' \ 1

for a need of energy conser- and problems instantly, he wage scale in the future, known oil reserves wih be . va ti<;>n.- " · a~s',lfered questions freely rece~tl¥ pr~posed by the . de.g_leted. Even with a slow 1 ·

W1lham E . Bran en of the ana m depth." · · Admtmstratwn, was also down of usage, · the year . \ Burlington (Wise.) Stand- · When asked ifthenation questioned.Askedabouthis 2015 would see the last _of r:rd Press and I were the will be prepared next year philosophy and if uni<?n th~oil. . . . '; . 'Jimmy 'Carter hrs tweeklynewspaperpub- for .a gas ~shortage, ·the leaders were consulted m . ~e · disproportwn (coal , .:::• ,., ·. Ii shers selected to _l)artici- · PI:~s1de~t satd: . >::,., ~ - : .. · adv~nce about the rate, the to ml)_ of the resQurce~ t~at !.i ._ · , ... · ·• --. . . b · · . pateinthebriefi~g.Theday .. Jcantgua~anteewewlll P~~Identres~onded : · .we have and ~he eXJs~g •; - ~,, ~ee~s tO e ·. wa s spent in bnefings a~d be prepG.red f. for :· several No, the umons were not pattern of use, IS the ma)o~ .'t ~ . ' . .: . .. . . ... ques tions . and a;nswers m reasons. Much depends on consul~_, only my . staff. · pr~blem t~e U.S~ faces,.

1 a man at peace

the Old Executive Office the Congress response -on The muumum wage level · . srud Schlesmger . .. : ; " - . . - ·

larly on ~ew constnicti~~-" · Fuel efficiencies must and

will be made in all buildings, new and old, homes and offices he added.

Don Post\es of Channel 7 and Cameraman Sam Bru-

. · netto asked Jack Watson and Tom Dunne about the Food Stamp program following the Blizzard of '77. . Dunne said: "We will never get caught in this bag . again because some people really didn't have a demonstra.ted need and were getting a free ride. As a result, the whole Emergency Act is

_ being studied. " New York State legally

interpreted the regulations as loosely as possible. Part -of the fault was the way the

~ Federal regulation was ·written." .

"We can't legislate how

Build.ing. Lunch was a ham ' April20 toene!gyproposals ·slowly dropped over a peri- .· The ~oft-spoken : · energy . · ;th .. h.·-·· If' · sandwich. . . and the expedient approval od of years compared to the head Sal~ the plan lS not to w I - I m se

Intergovernmental rela- . of a Department - of eostofliving.Asubstantial change · suburban living . tions and drought relief.. Energy." ~ - 1

.- .• • • ' . ; _,. : . ; incr~se of minimum wage !'ta~i~ by aban_d_oniJ?.g the ' · · ~"·:··~ .... A miil·we'st editor . were covered by Jack Wat- The President sru.d he IS to bnng the low wage earner . ~ndiVIdual mobility m the · , '.> ·. · · son, assistant to the Presi- · . . . · · ·

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:·people _react to situations," said Watson, CabinetSecretary. "Part of the abuse lies with ·the abusers. It is so

· easy to target the Federal · Government for everything · abusive, for stupid regulations, for-inept applications or whatever. alon~ with ~OJ? Dunne, :;'.' ~ .. -.. :: :' '·: "The energy plan who 1s the admmistrator for . · · · .. .. -.-·1• ·' · • .

~~~=r~~:i~~~~io_~¥h~ .. :: .~ -- :~ ,:);:-:~~:.kis not to change E nergy ReorganiZatiOn was . · · ·· · · ···• . · C~JVered byD!. JamesSchle- -- .: . .. suburban· ,.IV.Incr hab' ,··:-c-' smger, Ass1stant _to the . . . .. .- . .. b . ~ . .. ~resident for Ener~: Elec. . :>~: ·..:.. ~· :7 :::: . .... . . , ; _:.: ~.~·:i . ·:·: , . . •.-- . . bon Reform was discussed "- · . ' · · . . . . ·: . ,., . by the CliiefofStaffofVic~ - ·. -.';r..:-··'Th- b .. · ·:-. · h. th President .. Mondale, .. ~~:-::- ~ : ···"'. · e asrc ISSUe IS W e er

· "There are people in Buf-.. falo who abused dishonest-

ly with a lack of integrity, responsibility, aid that was coming in a bona fide way. State, local, and federal officials share responsibility. But the primary responsibility lies -with the folks who abused the

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the President, - Kathenne .... . _., : ..... __ : .. ·. , , , . ~_ ,.. , , ._, .,, .. , ,,.:c.. · . . _ . ., _.. . swns,Watsonstatedthat a Schirmer_di~cuss~theGar- ·> :_ > the··.;e·· n-·ergy ... pr-0· ble.-m , · . . < ~ _:_loto_ftimewehavetospe_nd ter Adrm~ustration water . · -~ ··· .... ~ - -- . . · . · I • ·· · · talkmg when we would like c!~he:tF::rV::d.~~ti~gwx: · -, _ ~ _ . : · <··' · .,_ . ~-,~~:~~:~J\:\:!:,; _, . . .. ·.,. · .. . . ·· ···> ~ · - ~r~J~~~~itV:.:;o~~b\~ sistant Secretary of the . --- · · : · ' ' ' • _ . : ·,..~· ;;.,:•·. ·: In his soft spoken manner, the responsibility for think--Department oflnterior; .· . -· ... · .. · .. ·' · ; : ''·~;~:~,:. :, ;n:· · ~ . Dr. Schlesinger talks on •the · ing ~.all levels of govern-Ou~ gro~p met with the .·• ., . , ,, . ,_. , ~ , .. -,_. •.;._,,.,_{ ,::.: . energy problem. ment. . .

President m the Roosevelt - ·•· ; ,,. l ··"·. ·. ..-· · I was Impressed by the Room of the West Wing of · , . . ,_ .. . sincerity of the staff people the White House. This is the .. going ·tO do. "all I. can" to up to where they should be form of automobiles. . tions and in the way we do. we met and their dedication small room that ~ranklin - transfer industrial gas us- would b~ quite a shock to the Rather, he said, it will be busines~," he said. ..No to the job of govemment, Delano Roosevelt used as a ers to coa. economic system and would constraints on· the size · of more tall glass and · steel particularly to the job of Gold Fish Room. The room ''We · bope tg . · initiate create a great. deal of politi- engines and a hard line on buildings that consume communicating with the is adorned with pa~ntings of changes il the la~ th!}t will cal, confusion· and animosi- insulation of homes . and po;~ver a._nd oi!, . . . American_ public. Althou,gh Teddy and.Frankhn Roose- · force . conservatiOn, < he ty. . . offices. Pubhc uttlities are re- I was not m agreement With veiL -~· •.: ·· : , .. . _.< said: : .. l'lun not in favor of a · D';lnng the 45-minute in- ''We are not going to have qui red to hook up homes. It many of Carter's proposals,

"Jiiiliily:·carter seems to crash · prrgram to · extract terv1e~ and informal ~pn- a sudden, radical chan~e in ~11 be the responsibility of his obvious knowledge and be · a man at peace with ·from om own resources versatwn th~ questlOJ?S t!te sta~d~rds. of Americ.an eith~r th~ !Iomeowner or the complete ,?ont~ol gave. a himself," !!aid ~ne editor additiona rates o_f produc- came back agam and agam hfe b~ttt 1s gomg_to reqmre pubhcu~hty to_make sur~ of sense .. of gettmg the Job after the· mterv1ew. "The tion of g~s and .oil. One of . to ~he drought and the re- a major change ~ percep- proper msulation, parttcu- done.

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Now that the President has met three times with editors from outside Washington, he may be interested in the positive coverage these sessions are getting. The editors are, uniformly, impressed with the President and with those of his staff who brief -- and they say so in what they write.

When he finishes briefing the editors this Friday, the President will have met with 112 editors and news directors from more than 100 cities and towns in 36 states.

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. _ . . .. Etlirorial Director : .. . .• . . . . . . , _I < -.- <: President Carter's leading econoiDists and administrators ' : are looking to 1977 with complete confidence in the national · economy and in their own ability, with a Democratic Con. PTess, to steer it onward and upward to better levels o£ ~r- ·• ·· formance. · · · ·

· · This sense of assurance in the new adm.inistr:1i:ion is one of the

. strongest i;npressions · to · be gained in a long day of briefing, of questions and answers, in tbe exe<:utive offices and the White House. The first of such briefing sessions for regional editors Wa3

held last week under auspices oi the White Hol!lle press oifice. Selected editors and news directors were invited from 22 cities representing something of a cross--sec-

. tion of the country, from Seat+Je ·· to Atlanta. · - The aura of confidence envel-

oping Carter's decision-makers i3 . . not necessarily unique but ·it is

peculiar, in a sense, to a ~mocratic administration that · bas just come to power via the election OOL These men around

·:.Jimmy Carter are winnerS and, · - a3 national Dem~rat.s, they are

activist3. While Republicans tend \ to leave thing3 alone, if you put a fresh ~mocratic President in office he and hi3 lieutenants p~ ceed on the asswnotion that the

-· country will be ~tter off soon and, if it isn't, why, they will just confront any economic problem that arises and rassle it to the

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, rupted only by a fr-Jgal Carter-. style lunch. consisting oi a ham

and cheese sandwich-the editors heard Bert Lance, head of the Office cf 11anagement and Budget, one oi the most iru1uential men in Carter's government; W. Bowman Cutter, e:tecutive director for· the budget; Lyle Gramley, memb€rdesignate of the Council of Economic Advisers; Dave Rubenstein and Bertram Carp, deputy assist!nts to t.'le President for domes- , tic affairs; Harrison Welleford, : associate director for government : reor~anizatiorr, and Midge Con- i sta~, assistant to the President ! fer public liaison. The finale was : a bali-hour meeting with Jimmy Carter, a news conference in which the President answered questions covering a broad sweep

· of national and international af-fairs. I

. As ever, it was lite economic j · expectations and the forecasts .. that · grabbed .attention in .. : the ~ •. briefings. · · , · To begin with, the administra-

tion has reached the calculated . conclusion that the J anuaiy weather, ravaging as it .was, will have only minor impact on the

: economic performance for the · year: The business resurgence will just be delayed a littl~ w~e~:.

1 · ~ In projecting economic growth;. . the administration is lookingfor a· I ·:growth rate rising from:,_Iast I ~ year's 3.8 .per cent to an annual /1

· :: 5.5 per cent, on average.. A· rate·· . above 5 per cent is the kind that I

:will reduce sharply the high rate , : of unemployment, it is believed. \~ ! .: Anticipating '~me eariy reue! I ~·in unemployme!lt, the administra- / .; tlon expects the jobless percent- [ _age in the work force to be down ! to 6. 75 by the ·year's end!_: .:Ontl

~ -pared to 7.5 currently,· ' ·' ~.;,:· . .:;-. 1

,.;. Finally, in ~~kiniio - ~ ,.goodj J·year, Carter's economic;·· man-' :agers do not expect immOderate !

- price pressures even with the an- i -'ticipated $68 billion deficit iri the i Jfederal budget. (Democrats · re-. · :gard deficits With concern but ac·cept other major ..factors in the

. -force of ill11ation.) Industrial ca~ .. pacity is regarded by the administration as ample, and an ~--expected increase in private 'Credit is not considered much of a

·· threat, inflation-wise .

· · In the summing up, the ad.": ministration's outlook is bright. It is unclouded by the expectation of

_ either an economic slowdown or . .. sharper inflation.

- * * * · ~ - The outlook on inflation has ~_been questioned rather more 'widely than have the predictions

· for a business . upturn but the ad~ininistration, nonetheless, . has ' 'been disavowing even the thought ··of wage-price controls. This is

. -elearly an ·exercise in child . psy-chology, both for the benefit of

· -- .. : tbe- .tempestuous . George Meany -and for the benefit of the notori--ously moody business community.

.. -It also suggests, however, the pre... :. ··Sent dominance of Be.-t Lance~·-

the Georgian, in the courisels of the President. Carter's economic troika is Lance, Charles Schultze; .

' chairman of the Economic Advi'sors, and _Secretary of_ the. Trea7 -· ~cry Blumenthal. · ·

: Listening to Lance talk about _wage-price · controls, one is re. minded that he is the more con-

.. servative member of · Carter's : economic threesome .. Indeed, his ~.Claims against , wage-price ·.coo-

. trois are extravagant. Not only · · ~d9e5 Lance disavow any thought -· ~'of resort tO mandatory controls of

-any kind, he claims that they n~~er· have worked:··In thl!f"con-.

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can be made that wage-price con- ', troles worked not only in wartime but in peacetime, pretty w-ell, teo - most recently in the fi.'""St term of Richard Nizon, who got the economy out of trouble in 1971 with a combination of busi!Jess :_ stimulants -and wage-price con- / trois. )

i _ -For the present, however,. it iS( plainly Vance'3 reflexive view of j wage-price restraints that is dom-j inant in the- White House. It is safe to predict that Lance's view ; will remaili dominant just as long · as the wage-price spiral alloW3. i

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Although Bert Lance has some -pretty conservative instincts, he i is one of the advocates of the Carter . package which has ~31 billion of t;u cuts and expenditures for the next two years. Indeed; if · anyone has missed the poinl John , MayDard KeyDes is back in fash- I ion in _ Washington and the great / Milton. Friedman is out in the 1 co~ '

The change of economic helnr.- t smen, as. it were, was implicit in i remark3 made· by CUtter, the bud--i get man, in defense of the tax nH ~te., CUtter noted that Friedman, 1 the monetarist and lion of the Re- l

-publican tight, had pooh-poohed l the ·administration's _ developing . tax rebate; then Cutter went on to- i say that the rebate of -1975 had ; had : the intended effect,. which was stirring the economy out of the doldrums.. ·; - - ~ · ..

Later, Gramley, · . ~ a brilliant -economist for the Federal Re- , serve (one who doesn't agree with Arthur Burns, the chairman) was asked from the audience of editors U this administration might share the famous observation of Richard Ni::on in 1971 tight after he (Nixon) had pushed Milt Friedman overboard. Ni:l:on remarked then, "We are all Keynesians now"-even as he proceeded to initiate stimulative tax cutting · and· wage-price restraints, key weapons in the KeyDes arsenal. · (

Gramley's response was in the: affirmative, confirming that Keynes' . well known principl~. are welcome enough in this ad-: ministration. . ·

As it was in the case of Richard ; Nixon, President Carter as a·' practicing politician does not dare gamble on Friedman's lals- ·

! sez faire theories.

I Indeed;. ' Friedman'3 Nobel Prize, along with 30 cents, will

!! get him a cup of coffee any day in Jimmy Carter's Washington.

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It is a potentially insidious in- · fluence upon the judgment, for even the most renegade of Southerners hai -a streak of the re-~' gional· chauvinism. Just . a fewminutes in tbe comoany of Jimmy carter; Jody Powell and Bert Lance, Georgian to the· CQre, lends itseU to the heady feeling that "we" have made it after a hWidred.:.years~and the awareness (as \- they say) that it is · :"they,"not we, ·who have the ac· . -cent now. -,, ~ . .::·"""~ ./-;.:~ -~~~-.~~ .

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Pre5ident JimmY Carter The White Hou5e Wa5hin~ton, D.C.

Dear Mr. Pre5ident:

I wa5 one of the ~roup of 22 editor5 and new5 director5 who had the Privile~e of meetin~ with You and attehdin~ the ful I daY of briefin~5 March 4 with member5 of Your Admini5tration. It wa5 a .mo5t enjoYable and in5tructive day, ~ivin~ me an insi~ht and aPPreciation for Your objective5 and direction that I could not have obtained 5econd~hand.

I am Plea5ed that You are committed to 20 of the5e 5e55ion5 a Year and feel theY wil I be mo5t valuable a5 Part of Your effort to keeP in touch with the PeoPle- a5 wei I a5 keePin~ the Pre55 and the countrY more in tune with Your Admini5tration and where it i5 ~oin~. It 5hould helP for~e a better relation5hiP between ~overnment and the PeoPle, an e55ential 5teP for our mutual Pro~res5.

I aPPreciated not onlY the OPPortunitY to que5tion and hear from You and Your as5i5tant5, but the caPabilitY and commitment of alI I came in contact with. The briefin~5 were extremelY wei I run, and as a fir5t time oPeration, the schedulin~, PunctualitY and wil lin~ne55 to be of a55i5tance wa5 mo5t imPressive.

I had the OPPortunitY to be in the Nixon White Hou5e some Years a~o and wa5 5truck - but not surPrised - bY the new atmosPhere You have created. The warmth, the oPenness, the sense of mission

1and commitment to the People are most insPirin~. <Enclosed are mY reactions written UP for our two dailY newsPaPers, TodaY's Post and TodaYis SPirit in suburban PhiladelPhia.>

Thank _You verY much for institutin~ this Pro~ram of briefin~s, ~hich I ~eel wil I PaY dividends fo~ Your Adminisfration, for the Press, and ultimatelY for the PeoPle and the countrY. I came awaY from this daY with considerablY more insi~ht, understandin~ and confidence, as wei I as a keeP aPPreciation and admiration for the leadershiP You are Providin~ for our nation.

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Several weeks ago THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS was fortunate enough to be included in the first group of newspapers to receive speci a 1 bri efj ngs by Press Secretary .lady Powell and his capable staff.

THE GALVESTON DAILY .NEWS was represented by my managing editor, Brad Messer.

The purpose of this letter is to express my appreciation for inviting us to the briefing, but more importantly, to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to you for the dynamic and imaginative leadership you are provid-ing the nation at this time. ·

Frankly, I _did not editoriallY support you in the recent ~ election, but have been most favorably impressed with the manner in which you are leading our nation and · do look forward to supporting you in the future. .

Your press staff is doing an outstanding job of communicating with the American people.

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Again, my sincere thanks and :ppreciati?n and.my pledge~of support to you . and your en c. 1 re , a~mlnlstrat_lon. ·-< 1\

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By Jim .Squires· , . WASHINGTON-Deep in the heart o£ every Southerner who voted for Jimmy Carter lived the . fear that he wouJd go up north and. embarrass his homeland. . .

No one. really worried abOut the little:things like 'his wearing a golf shirt to Cabinet-meetings, licking his fingers . at a state dinner; or having a brother who lives on Pabst Blue Ribbon .. No, sir, the real concern was a big one-that he would be .a .' Iiberal. ·' · .

· :For his first few .hoi.irs .m: office, ir\vas touch and go. -- · His first acL was the . pardoning-of draft dodgers. But

· after 60 days, all is well. It appears Jimmy Carter has decided~to become a statesman instead. · ·

THE woru;T possible indignation the South c~uld nave suffered would hav~ been for the man who-beat George Wallace_ and Geiald Ford in Dixie to. go to Washington and turn out to be a ~rge McGovern in

· overalls. Such fears were justified. · · AH Lirough his political c~~ in -GeOrgia, Carter

bad-in the words oi some friends-"talked funny." Not . . funny ha! ha!; but. furiny liberal. Carter's: fiscal poli· cies were conservative: l:le didn't smoke dope, hang · around with labor .unions or tolerate anybody more

. radical .. than . Hamilton Jordan and the president of · Coca. Cola: · · · · · :..: . ·. ~ · · · · · · ·· ..

But :his· iaik .was often 'wild; such as· kind wo~~- for Martin Luther. King Jr. or the Civil Rights Act. When carter started . running for President, ·. be g~ worse.:... sometimes even praising Leonard Woodcock _and Ralph

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But like ·mariY great Southern politicians,. Carter proved a master of disguise, successfully · defying all categorizatiqn. When he fmally took the oa-th of office in January,'no one really-knew what they had elected. _ ..

After two months in office, it · is quite apparent that Carter will . attempt to ·govern no differently tban be ran. And what you have is not a liberal or a conserva- ·-

.tive. it's a statesman. · ' · Every politician wants to be a statesman, and most

of them have -tried. But ·a close look at our history shows that only a few succeeded~ · ' · · • . . ·. '

With. the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln, they . . were all men who accomplished very little · but became .

very popUlar . doing it. Toward this Carter is oif to a · great start. . . .

BASICALLY Carter's strategy appears to be that o his prEidece~rs~ including Richard Kixon and Gerald Ford: kee~ country occupied with· his Iorei;:n poli· cy i€uc es; S\t the Congress aKe rap for any "' estic f es, and f' Y· establish self · the inds of ev one e greate__--t inspir~ral lea er i.n .the natio · · .ory. Only this guy just might do it. . · , · · · ._ .·. . . . .- _

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" ~arter has dominated the world . headlines by tossing. · mto t.he air every foreig-n policy ball in the White ·

·· House doset. These induded a verbal battle · over bu- · ma_n r ight;; with the Sovi~t Union, a new peace :nitia~

. :· tive. in the Middle East, an economic summit in Lon- . . don~ trade disputes with Japan, new relation;; with Viet Nam and the extellSion of a friendly hand to Cuba. · .. -

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FirSt .of aU, woo can oppose or e~en effectively crili~ ' . · ' · cize the free world's No. 1 spokesman for,speaking out · - :• ·

in favor· of human rights and portraying the Soviet . . · Vnioti as· the world's No .. l villain? ·- < · · . · · > ..

·-·on the ~iddle East, Carter bas said-nothing publicly · -...: ·'- .·

. that every world leader hasn' t acknowledged privately · · for years--:that the Israelis will have to give up some

.· thing if they are ever to achieve peace and security in : the Middle East. ' . . "' t

"The President's statements have be{!n carefully d~ . s!gned' to educate everybody to the true facts the lead- . · -ers have always known," confided one Carter aiM~ l~t . _ .. . · week.-"How c.an you lose?" _ . . - . . . .. __ . .. t· ' · ·

The same kind of thinking can be found .~ind a!- -~- .. · most every · Carter move abroad. His initiatives · are

those crf the good guy. Statesmen open up relations, nof break . them off. They promote arms . ~eductions, ntlt . arms races. ' ·-.- ~- :

MEANWHll..E, ·cARTER bas . been padding the hometurf. for a soft landing in preparation for any .number-

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,. · of domestic failures which loom in his· future. Like any smart President, he ended the honeymoon with Con

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ing with its prized p).lblic \\'Orks water projects. . . Every statesman needs · a: 'goat to blame for things he

· cannot possibly do. In anticipation that he will not be _ . . able to keep his campaign promises to beat -inflation

': • and unemployment at the same time, Carter has effec- . ~ tlvely set Congress up as the fall guy. ' _ . _ · --· . _ . ... .

In the eild, Carter's _success will depend onthe ·abili-- I .

ty to build his own image. Statesmen are known-less , . by what they did than by the public perception of what. . '~.~ ..

~ th~ ~i:; ~rter has ' proved -a: master. Ha~g . begUn . \ , in any under takings and finished none, ·Carter i.! aJ-' · -•

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In a remarkably deft stroke, Carterites have begun shuffling newspaper editors and broadcast news executives from the hinterlands into . the White House for private chats with "the President and to~ level advis~ ers who are not so readily availabl~ even to the Wash· ington regulars. ,. . -.. - . . . , . . .

In a typical. show last week more than 30 out .:Of-town nEwsmen were feted. to an hour each with presidential · aide . Jack Watson and energy boss . James Schlesinger, a cold cut lunch· with Vice PresidenLMondale's . chief of staff, Richard Moe;· and finally a Roosevelt Room chat with the mart hj.mse!I. - . . . . . _ . ·.

The purpose of the sessions is not to make news, 'but . these in attendance seldom realize. it. Unless a reporter works in Washington aiid religiously _pays attention to what is be ing said , it· is impossible to know when a top aide; or ·even the President himself, is saying something new. . : · · ·' :.- · ·' · ·

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· , NO J\oiATTER bow sba~ ~r experienced a\ ei>ort;r might be, a summons to the· White House and a meet-.. ing with the President is an . impressive even~,. " _,

. At last week's· session, Watson's lecture on how th~ federal government works wa5 . continually interrupted by a stream of television cameramen who entered .to take first Watson's picture and then that of . their bo5s seated attentively at . his feet. ·The same routine marked the 45-mil7ute session with Schlesinger; .. 'r-I~ w~- a slick _pro'duction, far .superi~r to .anything -put together by the d or · Nixon administrations. · Wats n, for exam , .was zzling, calling ·the 'out-<~ftowne l!! · , first name offering carefully

· programme responses that some,times . bordered the · absurd. _ .· · . . · · · . . · . ' - :: _ . · · · · . . .

· . · During a hard sell of. adniinistration coal policy, Watson was questioned by .a. repc:irter who identified himself as being from-Pennsylvania. - . . .

-"Pennsylvania," said Watson mechanically, "third largest coal producer in the nation.' " · . -.- · . - , · .

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ASKED -HOW tlie natjon might avoid a~otb~~ -·iHs~s~ · trous encounter with bad weat1er and it.adequate fuel

supplies, Carter said he did not know. ,But the success ·of his energy policy, he_ told the visitors, will depend on its acceptance in Congres&. · . _ · _ ·

· His policies will . only prevail. he said, "if the rebple back in your con:munides think they're gvod." · ·

Long after the press session was over, Carter re. mained in the. Roosevelt room to mingle . with the visi- · tors, many of ·whom were showering him with compli-

. ments and thanks for ,the oppr.,tunity tr.. visit. · Meanwhile, a nervous Zbigniew Bn;ezinski, c.:arter's

chief national security adviser, paced nervous!~ in. a hallway outs ide waving a . sheet of paper at the sur- . rounded President. . . . · .

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gas to homes and the produchon. ~f . . "· carter , sOld . he · 1.s .ta k1~g .a ''"1" , .! . ·w ASHING'£ON -' Pr , S de 1

C ·t , d•nt, . who met In W nslungton twq raw matelials. . ·, .. · ·' .' ?\>look. at' the sale-of· .1\Jnepc'fn arm& to · ·1·· · indicat d estel.·(1'J ., . th c. 1•

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to his ca.rnpuign con11111tl~ent to dcu~-. :\ '; Cnrter .said, · ; ~1\~1,'~ . Y:,il.S jl N11£1;u~~ot~s : ;:!1· kan , oil , _: fwi·oss ' Canad~ into' the 1 l:os ' A~~~les ·· lwrb,or -.! 1s a 'Plpelmc , ;. utalClL,tnrat gas. , . . · statement bY •: CY.Cf~ · he~d .: .,?.. .,1 •.,P . · Lower· 18 states !rom Munat, B.c.. , . ,

, "I would like. to. ~ombme. deregul~- . 'we're SpGilrlin'g 1 ~00 ·:}l1lle1l: on, a~ IllS._ .c•!. . rrhe President' said h, I r - LlkewJse, tw~ trans-Canadian routes . '

·; tiOn with a prohib1llon agamst exces~ . . ','!1lC PF.•~ident · so1.d · l~e !1;1.; '(il' ~?t · { · fm·e Congress 0

bont Al~dtl~ /(~ f; for· (l·~nsportatron of Alaslcanna tm·,t ; :·. ·slve profits,'' he s:ud. , . · · .. · ·~ .·· '· leaders of the . Sqv1ct Vmon '\' .Tre, '·i out a com Jrehensive ener , . . 'I . g.as ~u e under cons1derat10n m ad(li· ,

1110 administration 'is Slip posed to · · lll'itain, l•'fanCe ·a~d. We~.t • qe.r!~ 311 Y to 1 aiiCI that t\e · illtelld. 1

Sg~ PI ogi a en, · lio11 to . tho .JIOSS_i bilily or tr·an.,porUng · '• · 'd(•le t·mhw h.Y St·pLPlll'lwr Jfl t.nw n::Jf.ll[ '· , j (Ji ll lllll 1.Jpi(ed ~l:do :;(, ll) \lln .'JII~,f{ lhi ~ ~ . l.u .tJ cLet'lllllrl) lllo ~~~~~~~~ to cl~~eJ~/i~~v~~~ th e Fas 111 li(jll l' ll ('d . Jor!n hy :; l11p JIJio ' . rat gas . will be .trnnsp?rlccl out .f . sales of arms to other count!JC~~ uut , by a natura! gas pipeline from th ·J ., IV nsJr.lllgLoll ur .C.:<il_llonlll,t , . .' ' .! ,, '"

Alaska. ·The Pr.e~ident srud he _expec t· · '. that he · h¥td . hilCl,. !~':'q~abl~ ~e~pon?es f. Aiaskan North Slope. e , Wl:Ile. the ~r~s1cl~nt smd. he will to have a deCI!>.On by \l~at tune, a : · from all of theme . . ;, ' j .··1 .; .; Talking in the White House . with a co.nSidec . all l>Ossrh~e options, he though he ca11-, 1f 1;~ clesu es,. obtam a · , While agreemen~ has , i ll?f ~ ~een : group , of 22. newspaper editors and stl ongly 111~h~a~ed ~hat C~nacla Will 60-clay extensron of 'he deadhne. . . . reached, carter sa~d ; he !hull':'. th~ . ' publishers, and radio and ·television Pl~y a InaJ?~- 1 ole .m n10vr_ng n~l!u·al 1

. , He .was empl~a~IC on , two ~ther ~~7 : · i ; United State~ ··· can J{Ct the olh<:t .na l t news direc:tors from around the na- .. gt~s ,_ ?J!c~ po~.slbly_ 011, out o~ Alaska .. · sues _ his dem~on to cnrta.l 19 .wa- tions . to join m culling - ~~~k .~n) :ums lion, Carter "tid he """ Canadian C~1t01 also sa~d .the Umte,d States

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' abroad. : · ' . . · . . now spent' .o.- arms could b~ used ~~ I shipment of Alaskan oil and gus tio11 _or 0'! ·!~q '."tu~al gas.:"" m ." .· Asked about the deletion from llls ·· · .1 greater . <;~dvantage .lll ,. othei .· '/ across Canada , . m_ev1tnb!e. .L hose p1 ocedm es, he smd, :: : bndget of mouey fo~· .the . 19. ~~·t~r ·, : ~':,;,(rios· ii, : ~id> the people ; »:~q live··;, ~'l>e Presiden i also r·eported that his Will, be 1 mple~ellled lJ::: t!'~ pro poeed ~·, proj ects , Carter. said It lS h~s pel~OJ~al . , , there. !' .', ·. : ; · ·:- t .. ,,.,: ··,. .:: ,-· .:. ;, :'[;~·., ·. ' ·.· :· cillef energy ad\~iser, James Schlesin- ne\1 _Pecfa.I~ment of Enelgy, Which : judg}TI ent th.at ' ·none of th~s~ f"l 1'{';, .. · bctOd' .:mO&ipg"· .\vith the ·, n,w,pa- .. ' ger, and Canachau Energy Mi11i ster Sc~);;,""~~si~e~la~,11e ~f. j"~d·11 · d :1

is worthy .• .. • and they oug .I n~ ' . "pee'. and · :radiP-t•lovi,ion .. execulives , ,i Ala~!air Gillespie hud met yesterday for expanded prod~c'u~.~e of ;;

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He said he .ruled . out ,the P.roJects ' ~~~~ereJices It',. is ' his· ililentlon, to m- l;anada,, on the transshipment of oil na llrnl gas 111 the Umtetl States. He . on ~he basis o~ thc1.r e~o~01fl1 c f~~~ ··, vite · oth.er' ·: ~tiCh ,:~ 'il!clividuals· fr~n) and gas. (See story, Page A-2). . Dack Page. Column 3 · cnvm.:mmental Impact, an Je , , ' :wound the . nation . mto , the . W~th:t . . , . ,

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I th7.~~~~~~~!l!~~h re ~e s 1:1';6 u I d n It Be. : B lJ i It :~ch Russia; ~t~_out appropri· IJ(I A hj 1./ i started_:~~Jtom;• : Se_~tor .. obert ' · · king to assliage concern that L ' ..., 4 He, 1 Harvey.,..of'Swifton;·' C(H:h · e Carter a~tration's criti- o"~ • · I of the Coriimittee;declared at .. ·· By JAMES 0. POWELL .. '· dsm of human rights violations in ! end . ..:':·;.:: :~:: ,:: ·: - ~_;.:::;:;:;;_::,.:... Of the G e Staff Russia had provoked a major rift j Calls It · Craty:v ., , _, .. , .. .. ,.. WASHINGTON - resident Carter reaffirmed in the 1n relations, Vance said that dur-t •· • . · ·· · • • :· ' ::· strongest terms Friday his opposition to 19 controversial ing his visit to Moscow later this

It was a beWildering experi- water proJ'ects Jhat he has removed from the list recom- month he looked forward to ence for the Committee's newest "fruitful negotiations" with Rus-member; ·. Representative · Walter mended for federal funding. - . sian leaders on a new strategic

l M. Day<ofc·Blytheville; who was The 19; which include the Cache River channelization in ~limitation accord. · . innocent · of the Committee's Arkansas, would -cost . an estimated $5.1 billion during the

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ever heafd'of;'' Day· raged after own judgment is none of these . Lay, oHs Raise- United States is willing to deal di-l Representative; Ode. _Maddox of projects is worthy ·and ·. none - · rectly with Cuba "without any ! Oden moved to approve $5.2 mil- should be . continued. The 19 Job/e. ss R. ar·.e preconditions" on a new fishing . i lion in park projects ....,. all of the should not be built." boundary and on renewing an an-

I 37 projects requested by the state In this fashion, Mr. Carter ·wASHINGTON (AP) _ Fac~ tihljacking agreement. .

J Parks and Tou_rism Departm.ent. joined issue with congressional In saying for the first time such - tory layoffs caused by fuel ".i move we adJourn." · _., · ' ·. sponsors who are fighting to have talks would be direct, Vance also shortages helped push unem-

' Tile Committee didn't adjourn, the proJ'ects funded. These include tried to reinterpret previous Car-

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but Day's outburst had two re- Reoresentative Bill Alexander of ter statements that seemed to re-. labor force in Febmary . . sn!ts. Maddox changed. his motion Arkansas, a proponent of the con- quire that Cuba do several things I to reduce the. parks projects to troversial Cache program, and · · Though unemployment in- before discussions could begin

I creased from January's 7.3 per the 19 ($3 million) that Governor

1 Representatve Morris Udall of with Washington. cent rate, there were signs of

! Pryor had endorsed - and that Arizona, who has been critical of ecJ:lnomic strength in the Feb- According to Vance, Mr. Carter I pa_ssed . .. i?ay_. joining.; the early Mr. _carter for ~~pro~ng a ruary jobs reJ)ort:. . "did not intend those to be taken , spmt of austenty, had redu<:ed mass1ve water proJect m Arizona; Total employment increased as preconditions to talks. He indi-ll his request for $392,000 for some . , . . cated that those were important , construction at a cotton experi- Meets Ed1tors by 400•000 and the average subjects that would have to be

I length of unemployment de-ment station at Kaiser, near his The president's remarks were clined from 15_5 weeks in Jan- discussed in any meeting which

• hometown, to $200,000. The Com- made in the course of a wide- uary to 14_7 in February; the we ll'Jght have with the Cubans." j mittee, which had insisted that he ranging conference in the White Ill ower the figure to $200,000, mol- House-with 22 editors assembled lowest -in 21 months. . AgrtHJment Reached

lllfied Day- by insisting then that from· a cross-section of states and . On another subject, Vance said

. he raise it to $392,000 again. regions reachiilg from West Vir- ness in saving money !ind United States and British officials ! Day did, but he left in disgust ginia toJ~alliornia. It was the in- avoiding environmental damage, "have reached at a working level ; • 1 afte d ti - . hi h He said the proposed expendi, general aar-ment on the form" I. no~ ong .. rwar . augura on or.a .program m w ·c · tu uld be " t f .,.~-' . Mr. ·Carter proposes to disCuss Is- res wo a gross was e 0 of a new initiative for a Rhode-: nryor.'s BuJ"'et · · · gular taXpaye_rs ·money in some in- st'an settlement. -1 r a, . · ·· sues:; re ly-,·:, with ·: newspaper I · · · ·· edit -- •.;:d th East c · stances," . adding; "In my opinion, Vance said British leaders now I Gov~rnor Pryor had submitted ors:, ou ..... e .. e · oast 1 f th · ts h uld

". b d t h tr. ;.....Htan' . te . .. severa o ese proJec s o are : revt'e""n· g the st·.tua .. on and 1 l!lS · construction u ge ·· to · · t e me o}IV,!-4 · cen rs: -.- . ·, ... · ..... .... I . . .. . . N • . • not be built if they were_ free." . until that is completed he will say . Corr.Jnittee ·· several · weeks · ago. Mr . ... cai:ter . qualified his ie-~ Mr. Pryor had pared all the remarks ·on the ,water'.projects by 'Bite the Bullet' ' ,_ no more. · I quests down to about $16·million. saying th3t the final decision on .. "Somebody haS to bite the bul- lfowever, Vance reaffi..niled the I The Budget., Committee's , $37 appropriation was, of course, .with let" in controlling this kind of ex- American position that the move . !. million included about everyt' bing the Co,ngress, and he a,;·d that he· dit th . 'd t d 1 ed to black majority rule "is a vital .. .,.... pen ure, e pres1 en ec ar . ! in the governor's program. could change his mind if it were · The conference lasted about 35 and cardinal principle and must I Th B d t c ·tt · be irrevocable." ' . I e ·· u ge . omm• ee ap- shown that a proJ·ec.t had no sen·- mm' utes and ·covered a broad ; · d · bo t $3 850 000 · · · · The quesiion of United StateS. 1 prove ' a u . , , . m new ous environmental consequences sweep of issues, including energy, Russian relations and their kin-1 construction . funds for the ·state an. d that it bad · an acceptable arms control, governmental orga-' · · n1 bo t fifth f hat ship to American concern . over • pn sons, o Y a u a . o .w ratio of costs and benefits. A 60- nization, the Central Intelligence 1 prison ·off._iciaJs '!o~~:,.; !iJt~ - to day review of _the who!~ water Agency and presidential relations ~=~ d~~at;io~~o:.;;i:. I have .. ; . · :<-:.s··, '-.. program is underway.: ·~··· · · with Congress and. with his cabi· I After the ·Budget Co~ttee . T~e thrust of his remarks, non- net. · , feV~~~ noted resentful Russ~ 1 (See CO~, Page 3A.)· · ethele5s, was that he means busi- · Before ·the questions and an- statements about the 'American

;extR~6di'' A;ll~b,ca~Y ~~F£~.§§:7~ ~~J.;5:~J;[;;f§ · ' - · .. · · · - · · · · · vein he reiterated · his determina-

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The president, in dealing with other matters." ministrator of the Armour having a room for sex, open H.eigb ts NU!'Sing home, said. from 10 to 12," be said.

She said a person with a good "This sort of thing • • * · mind who is physically able to could turn into a horror story. have sex didn't need to be in a It's so highly dangerous that it nursing home. scares me. There could be se-

" Can you imagine what vere abuses involved," be said. would happen if someone came Miss Judy Karlins, director in to see a patient and was told . of the Little Rock conference, that the patient was in . the sex . said "sex was not one of the room?" she asked. · topics discussed formally." She

said the subject of sexual activ-Two other administrators ity came up in small discussion

and a number of nursing home groups. employes who have · attended "It's a problem _ a real one fe\lerally financed conferences to those who spend years in an agreed with Mrs. Frye. ' institution," she said. "But I

Charles Stewart of ·Little know that it was never said [at Rock, executive secretary of the conference] that there the Arkansas Nursing Home should be a room provided for A3sociation, said some confer- sex for nursing homes .. " ence speakers' opinions· involve "I don't think we advocated broad interpretations of federal · any . particular action," Mrs.

hotly disputed issues, was perhaps With this statement, Vance was most emphatic in speaking of repeating the administration's water projects and imns control. view that such matters as arms It was clear that be feels strongly talks are so imp<lrtant that the about the necessity for reducing Russians won't allow United the shipment of arms abroad. He States statements on human reiterated his view that some ac-tions may be taken unilaterally rights to interfere with settlement and he argued that arms produc- prospects. tion is one of the least efficient G€nerally, Vance indicated he

wants to develop a process that ways to spend government funds, would reflect a "side-by-side" ap-ln terms of costs and creating preach. · . jobs. For instance, trade should con-

A shift · of funds from . weapons tinue as "one of the underpinnings to peaceful services would benefit of detente." In this regard, the not only the cause of peace but secretary said he would review the economy as well, he added. with Congress those laws restrict·

Mr. Carter spoke at some ing American trade as long as the length in response to questions Russians limit full-scale · emigraabout . energy conservation · and tion by Jews and other minorities. development . Here he was . re- •• ~. At the s:lme time, Vance said served, indicating that he ~ould- the ·other pole iiJ his program renot endorse specific. ideas ~: nnill quires that the }\ussians under

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· · , conversationand these wcrkshop Le~~ntt said th~ feature IS ru.a conservation. He said he was not sure about the desirability of increasing greatly the pro<luction of oil at L'le expense of resources available to future generations.

He did acknowledge that there will be "mandatory restraints" in his energy program, and be specifically cited insulation standards in housing and fuel economy in automobiles.

The president was relaxed, apparently in the peak of ·condition and spirits. He spoke warmly of his cabinet, his relations with Congress and his staff, · and he spoke with confidence and enthu: siasm for what be and his administration are setting out to do.

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dan, payments that he ~ntly leaders do a beautiful job of con- as a . reader service,. so -~~nsum~ discovered and halted: trolling -it," Mrs. Louis McVey, ers c~ get bet~er pnces, It ap

He said the affair had "dam- administrator of Oaks Lodge pears m t?e edtto~al col~- of aged us considerably in getting Nursing Home at Fort Smith, the magaZllle and mcludes listmgs information from otlier conn- said. · for many Mtaurants that do not trie~." . _ . :Mrs. Joy Stevens, one of Mrs. ad~ertise i~ th,e Time/f. _ ,

Illi ovemding concern, he said, Frye's employes, said she could't Th~y di?" t " place 1_t ~here, was with reaching a . standoff be- recall who made the sex room Lev~ntt sald. They didn t pay tween maintaining confidence of suggestion in her group. for 1t. They gave no consent and the American people and at the · . . . bad no knowledge. We've had same t~e "mand<lting a degree i\~. Patricia Beebe_ of Westark calls requesting that we take it of confidentiality with foreign Retrreme~~ Home srud t~~ sub- out and w~ _e~~~ned that. it wa~ government3." ject .of p_ettmg rooms was not adverhsmg. ;

The president held his first brougn_t up m her group but n?t He said one advertiser· com~ meeting with regional editors in by an mstructor. Mrs. Beebe satd plained, then canceled his adverthe Roosevelt Room of the White she attended the conference to tising account with the magazint; House, an intimate conference learn, "a.'ld I just don't think this Another restaurant manager,. wh(l chamber dominated by portraits should ever ~ave been discussed." is n~t ~ adverti~_r, complaln8jl of two. activist presidents, Frank- ., Another _Westark ~mplo~e, M.--s. and lllSISted that lll3 happy hour lin Delano Roosevelt and Tb~ ~ula Martindale, sa1d her lDStruc- not be listed, but Leveritt said the dore Roosevelt. Clearly it was a · tor !Save "no pros and cons on the First Amendment guaranteed his fitting setting . for Jimmy Carter subJect," but "I just stood there right to publish the listing without

His most visible concern was who on this occasion demon- aghast when two women were the consent of the restaurants. : the problem of the CIA, after re- strated anew his. own' commit- telling what went on in their nurs- Bailey said it appears to be ljL cent disclosures of CIA secret ment. to an active government ing h~~~ • • • I just couldn't be- quor pri~e. advert~ing · to . biro, payments to King Hussein of Jor- and an active presidency. lie,;e 1t. .· _ whether 1t lS pald tor or not. He ----------------------~----- If the federal government is sa.id he did not believe that the

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"In my 01 taking som to publish not been at permitted rants]," she ting the J: jeopardy."

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Several t iew years, page ha.s ~ ous brands Little Rock of. the stor said the ABl action-to tr zette- from lists. }l' _·. _ ·.

-.:; IllS G f -L • t ._,. f -v.· I ought to call their hand on it," with the listing "because other. : .;;-, . ' e . IS. 0 . . ' diUes Paul Willis of Westark_said. wise how would they get the Cmiti-nued Mrs. Dianne Garner of Little prices?" . (

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Rock, president of the Arkansas Leveritt said an employe of the NASW chapter, said the confer- magazine · calls· the bars and reslence to help nursing home activi- taurants and _asks for the info~ ties directors upgrade ,their mation. If they .won't give it ou* services dealt with "all . these over the phone,- the employe g~ problems that thE!Se people bring to the restaurant, . where · the up." · · happy hour schedule usually is · · "In · my opinion, it needs to be posted on a sign somewhere . . _ , ~ heritage. It

·· County Tax Assessor L. E. Tedford Jr. has m,Sliled Pulaski handled on an individual basis," N o· R · . . through our ; County Quorum Court members a list of appraised values that she said. 0 1rect ecourse . Vance's s his staff placed on several buildings in downtown Little Rock · "What we do run into are those T~e ABC h~ no direct reeourse fore the I and several suburban commercial developments that were who work in a facility • • • who agamst th~ Tlmes. It can revoke newspaper I. cited as inequitably assessed in a Little Rock Unlimited Pro- would rather deny that sexuality the penruts of ; the restaurants Russian dis gress study . . . , d~ exist • * •, and you end -up and forceJhem_ to stop selling u~ with Ameri

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. · · . - with more problems. _ quor. .· . . . . . . , , reporters in e or s etter was m response to the study figures pre- ·· "We don't avoid the subject, . Leveritt said he is worried that There Wa.!

sent~ to the Court Monday by. Bob Joblin, executive director and we're not going to in the fu- ii any ~f' the_ ~rs are closed f?r ment from t of Little Rock UP. ture," she said. any penod_ . of time, .the bars will_ on the. 1-.,..,e8

Tedi _, didn't t t d cial 1 developments, such as the - ~ v o, u ge o respon She said she . didn't· · know sue the Ttmes for damages. Even O h p . Monday beCause he had left the Sears building or the Doctors whether any instructors advo- if the magazine won the suits, he . t er 01 meeting just before Joblin was in- Building 00 University Avenue, cated sex rooms, but it wasn't in said, the legal expenses could In other vi ted by County Judge Roger _C. appral~ at $2•526•005• had large the printed material used at the drive him out of business. · .j these points: Mears Jr. to present the study f1g- parking areas assessed as part oi CQnference. "It might be possible Clarence Cash, a former deputy * A partia ures. The study showed wide dif- the land along with the actual site that one may have said that it is a prosecuting attorney who is now President Ri ferences between assessment per of the buildings, whereas down- feasible solution," she said. manager and part-owner of The pers has . un square foot on downtown land and town land cited by the Little Rock Seafarer restaurant, is -represent• that former land used for commercfal pur- ~~u!t:a~ i: ~~~~r = ing the magazine. Leveritt said Henry .A. Ki poses in t.he suburban areas. · U.S. to Finance Sale Cash would try to get an injunC: the late (

Joblin presented no assessment for parking lot use. The MeDon- tion to prevent Bailey f.rom even leader Mao figures on buildings. Tedford's aid's downtown land was assessed Of Rice to Syria writing warning letters to the res- United State figures showed no breakdown ~ entirely as to market value for WASHINGTON (UP!) - The taurants. , : fense commi tween land and buildings. The fig- use for a commercial building at Agriculture Department an.- "We regard any pressure on the few years. ures were his estima~es of market ~32 a square foot, while the Me- nounced Friday ail agreement to restaurants as indirect pressure * There is 1

value. Assessments are supposed Donald's land on Rodney Parham finance the sale of $15 million on the Ti mes," Leveritt said. . substantial ( to be fixed at 20 per cent of ap- was assessed at an average of worth of American rice and to- In 1974, Bailey was the ABC,at-· In Uganda, a praised or market value. $l.SB a square foot because a part bacco to Syria under the long- torney who filed license revoc~- some militar

Tedioni's letter said Joblin had of the site was used for parki~Jg . term, easy-credit provisions . of tion proceedings against ·. tw·o· * He will v

PMented "partial information," That part is assessed !ower . than th F od f P · ta ts th t listed · ; f th the building site, pulling down the e o or eace program. res uran a were . m: o . _e year .. but that · the appraisal figures . . . · would show "a more complete average, Taylor said ... picture." ·

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The Sears Roebuck and Co. building on University . Avenue, $3,7-!9,750; University Mall at University and Asher Avenues, $6,919,000; the First National Bank Building at West Capitol Avenue and Broadway, $16,242,000; Southwestern Bell !elephone Company at 1111 ~est

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By BRUCE KENDERSON aDOtMr facet of the multi-media ''SeU- and UDae:mlllpbW la&o IIIII ~ lla.- be oar ftrst priority as aM- buck staps hH'e'') Isn't just forsMw. Editorial Page Ed.itor IllS of lh6 Carld AdnUni.sLratioo" show. · Root a 01 U.. Welt. Wlaa loll a. Wb* Uaa.. .. ,.,.. 1- concerned wllb a 'The quiet bUt cocky axtll~ tbat

· n Ls a ' 'show" that any objecUve House,Nl~andQUWJ1be&M.,.. craa pro1 ram lor energy In- at111 echoes from hls "I guarantee It" Pre:sidenl ca.rter warmed up for his re~er would characterb~ as full of lng of the tDCIIl:llenc:e ol U. peopllt . ~. mor. conce.rned with pledges of the ca!nJWgn and ~

Saturday debut 35 a radio Ulk show energy, self·assunance and promise- aroundhlm-lrnm.Slaflbtc*Dit. . "fatn..laplidngaodprvflts. uon, comes througb Just u strongly hosl by m~ting the day before with 2l but we have only seen the opening ··· ~.""\...:: .s • _.. · ~- repeated b.ls comrn.ltment to with h1s staU. editors and news directors (rom around scenes so far. HE CAMPAIGNED • a ~s ~Uon ol natural pa prtces and the country. We didn't get Walter President Carter IS commit~ to 20 President" and_spolut wltb cpet tenor . wanted tbat there wUl be a subSUnlial - BERT LANCE. a hulking. Jovial Cfonk.ite _ but we didn't get a busy oflhe5esesslonsaye.ar, with a different about establishing a ...,.S ~p inaeue, but vok:td c:once:m also th.at Georgian whoM soulhem accent and signal either. group ol JoumaiOO each time.. :nu• wllhtheAmericanpeop&euweDu&be ·profits o( nabaral gas companies not ea!y dlann bely hb keen lnldlect, Is

A relaxed .;5-rninute session wilh the-- was the Urst.· The Idea Is to give the Congea - and he is llvtna ample bea:lme ex.c:e:Wve. He would Like to~ the polOt man for two of carter's moat President wound up :. day of briefings media beyond the Washington press .evidence that ~public: ls e¥ef7 bit u :natural gas r-eserYed for hOme use, wi~ lmport.ant :md ambitiOWt goals - a and queslion-and-a.Nwer pertods _ corp3 a chance to get fir:!ll·hand ln- lmportant to h1m as the lawmakers. ; l.ndwltry converting. not to atonuc balanced budget by 1981 and a massive

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~o:;~':o~~~:=:~-;a~ ~~~~~ ~!!!:e. ~!:o~~~:On:':!wnet:=;;:. ~=~:: m~! u!~w!~~. ;ee:~ ::,~~tU=ff~~~~~~~~rl.s • BERT LANCE It Is part of the s trategy, Including bl· mise to performance as be goes along l ~nvtronmental standards, to the point He pleaded for paUence on the monthly press cgnferences, town though.. and he 15 putllnl hb per- [that so percent of tile. staLe's power i5 budgetary fronl. While the Carter addl· the matter pretty welllald to rest: r:1.eetin~ and radio call·iru., lo keep the (ormance mon= oo tbe line than any nuw p;utu(."ed from coal. tlons to the Ford budget may have Lance said that the recrg::uu~ . President (rom bemrning lsolaled In ~ldenL Earlier tn the day we were [ He spoke of the need lor mandatory given the man 1n the street the tmpres- planned by Carter wiU shape_ h::-the Oval Oiflce., as ~ happened to so given copies of the hotte$1: " book" In I conservation measures, citing the con-- s.ton that Carter Ls just another wtld- mlnistratton more than anything

many predecessors. ::m~· ~e~~,!:·= J ==lnm~~::,'~~~e~~:: ~~~lhao:=~ :!s~~a:-a~= ~~8t~':i~~:~:es~~d~:~~~a: ntE BRIEFINGS this day focused on made during his two-year campa!p, tioned hvme Insulation as another budget wtlb just minor revbions. Next that every proposal wi U be cont.:·

dom es t i c policy, government dubbed " PronUses, PromiSes" whlcb possibility. year, he. promiSed. they would~ sial, but with a ~mmitment lba t reorganization,, the budget and . the be asked his staff to prepant lbe day But throughout he cautioned that this z.ero base budgetlng and other budget cot setUe foranythinglf!:i.S. . economy, leaturlng such administra- alterhbelectlon. was too comph!x t1tl Issue to single out Lnitlattves " and you'll see major Throughout the other bnefin~ tion off\Cia.ls as Bert. Lance, director of WhUe he admits that It was lnte:nded such faCto"'-. and that he would be changes. •• slons,lh.,same fee lings of confl~er. the Ofl.lce of Management and Budget. to be only an internal reference work, presentln~ a comprehensive energy ~did Pre:sldent Carter and other of· limism without illusions c:une lhr-

It Wa!l a prade of bright young men- the press demanded cople. and he Will program _.-\prtJ 20. And he aclmowledg. ncJals through the day, Lanoe spoke of - wllh predlctiof\5 of econonUc st:.. and one woman - all articulate, happy to comply. He a.aid f"rtcUy lhal ed that any pto!Vams would be ln- a balanced budget 1n t9Bl as an absolute ty, less Inflation, lower unemployrr knowledgeable, dedicated and deter- he hop~!' to live up to tbne pi"'ftl.bee stlbllt!d "only to the extent that Con- goal, a camplete commitmenl They more produ~-:nty. and 3 deterrnin. mined.Rwmingthroughtheirpreenta- and welcomed the ·oversight ol the gre:ssandtheArner1canpeoplebel\eve must want to see Sen. Goldwatl!t' togelthedehotunder controt tlonsand answtl'3was a zeal to dellvtt' press and pubUc in making .sure be L'tey'relair. 'That'smyreponsibWty." nominating carter tor a second tenn IT WAS THE KIND of ~eady on the Carter promise-a n!i¥1!te over- does. {as he~ promised to do U the budget tlrolsm that is easy to dJsrruss 35 whelmed by comm1tment; a plea lor 1HE PRESIDENT spoke with feeUng is balanced) as much as the rest of us. Idealism of govemml!flt rookies. patience to let their man develop the IN THE QUEST!ON P!:R.IOO he ad- abOulredl!cin~ the arms race, perhaps But they showed a surprisingly ande~ there are . ~ways some rookie;; .\~ · kind of budget and government ope~ mllted that one of the most distutblng even wit!l the United States taJting CXJW'aglngly conservative intolerance quiet conr•dence ar.d comnut: Uon he wants ; an assurance that Carter surprises of bb nr:!lt s l:x weeks was the unilateral actJon to get a movement ror budget defldts and the delldt spen- hangs on to SWllrise a lot of people · Ls ln for the long haul, with no quick· fix CIA nlVelaUons. Then= was some 1nmy starti!CL "I f~ very strongly about ding that has become a way of tUe In they become veter:ltl5, and the L'O rT". approacl'les to problems ; and the con- there, since as a candldat.e be was not thl!i," be said. "1 believe our own Washington. ment of those leaders had an Lntec rtdence or magidans just opening thelr nearly so tolerant of CIA actlv!Ue:s, buc economy and wortd peace would be quality, tnsplring hope even amon . bagsottrtck:s, who know what's coming he deplored t}w, lack of c::orlltden_Uallly ethanced by shlJUng l.o other prodUc- THAT SAME A'l'TITUDE waa skeptio. and engagingly con lend that " You ain't tn inteUigeK:e openalions. ' 'M&ln~ Uoo or serv'IO!S," notiniJ that spending re:!lec:ted ID . Lance's uncompromlslng It ls surely golng to be an lntere~ seen nothing yet." · • illg openness and bnneStY vtille ~ for defense gives us the least return for opposltioa to wage-price controls. four yean. The message ~

Alter meeting with Pte:!ldent cana talnlng canlidenUallty of lcttiUgenm our doll.an. " If you spend . It 011 ' 'nley don't wort, they never have throughout the While House lh1s at the end of the day, lt was easy to see tnformattonc:onocemsme.'' he said. . dderue." be said. "you don' t spend It · worked and they never will wort," he was " BepaUenL Give us a chan~. wbere tbey get their passion. 'Energy was a prUne Loplc:,. and~ on educ.a.Hon." aald, wblle expre:satng 5I.U"pClse lbat the SURlY must wan ~ see. Bul]U\

He walked unannounced, unheralded dent Carter empha.aized th&1 ~ He came across thrnugbout the ses- qUestion keeps coming up, In vtew ol bb trom the sense of rrusslon and se~ - stoa as a mao not ~ with ego and carter's outspoken oppoaltlon. d.lrecllon on display f"rlday we c.

· . ,~,_ .-.. .. _ · ._, 1 b:ot a siDc:leR c:om.mJtment to serving When It was pointed out that the NixOn least valt with some hope, aod · • ; •• h • -.- • • • • • ... • • • • · , , • • • •· .t tbe people and a clear ac:cepbnce ol people were saytna the same tblD& III:Mill that what thfl people want <

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One of the things that proPeued Jimmy a day ~th his ~taff and to meet with~ Perspective ,, . Carter into office was the feeling that he privately is just· O'!" example. Most of our \ . represented something different. Those who news and Impressions come !rom tbe . • . . bought t.'le dream believed that he would not . Washington press corps, but the more that T"L N . Whl· . t House • be just another politician , takingtotheteash thiscanbediftused, themore_thepeopte311d lL.!i€ eW . e • or special interests once in office, isolating the news media which proVldes a hJ"i.k for _ himself in the splendor of the White House ··them will feel closer to the govemmenl · · and becoming more and more distant from President Carter has committed hlmsett 1\\/J A lf + SL --1d 1D

' thepropleandtheirconcerns.Atthesame to2oorthese sessionsa year. each~thadJt. 1'1.:!0T-e · .. S Jll, J..lOID : De time, of course. r.e was dogged by a ske~ rerent group, as well_ as his co~~~_:n~ _to

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Dear JoC:y:

the editors' brief! t \-;as us eful throughout -- espec1 a 11' th 2

As you may kno\'/ _I spent (or mis-spent) somethinq like 18 years in t·Jashington, the las-E nine o-f them pretty steadil' at the Hhite House.

can - remernoer a pres1 ent 1n tn 2 ~ t1me cominq dm-:n so fla~-footed on so many 1ssues 1n so snort a tbe as t'lr . Carter did 1·rith us. I cnn9ed at some of the s1l1y stuff brought up by some of my colleagues, but I guess that is the price you pay for letting editors in.

I only wish there had been a chance to get acquainted with you. But that will come someday, and meanwhi le I will leave you to the tender mercies of Finlay Levtis, our Bureau chief.

Thanks again, and please convey Tn.'l z:pp reciation to the ~:n~esident.

Sincerely,

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. . \V~\SHINGTON '_:_:, His hair·· l.s; the shade of Palouse wheat dust- . ed :with winter snow. His eyes · are! the cold· .blue · of a mountain lake. · His · demeanor is quiet and confident. -- · ·- :· - · ·· , He ·has just :conipleted his .first

.. six weeks ·in. the ,presidency-. He ~---~~ enjoys;-his ; joJ>:~:J-Ie : : a,Iready :Yhas .· . . - experienced triumphs ;:.disappoint::. .. _ I\ 111ents. and surprises. He: is study·:<

•.;c' .· ··~· ~ i71g · and j !earnirig- . imd:,js, ~ quite < ~ eandid . in stating. _: that : ' he: ':doeS:<~ ~ · nob!~ 'h"llow· all· the . answers :',';;: ::,"~ ···.; ~; :,_ _ I~ · i.i difficult. to ,: imaginEf. :,,fuffi . _ ~ ~ .: raising . his :.voice.' iri . anger:> But: ~ '· then:; 'if.: is . eqtiallY.·:: difficult - W:-' ~ " think that a rrian·~ of'.such self~as-:1'; :; ~· i surance , and .. :subdued :. rncinnei<:

I ~: ~oJ~d- ~~~at~~~.~:t61~~:riJ~~.~~i;~ :.: ~: ~vhen discussing::-the;·. :most... serious:: •. matters of' state-:·. Unlike- a · nurn.,... · - ber of his - predecessors ;·,he ,: also: . ,. is quite · Wilii,ng· t(;l ;:r:eply, to ·. ques::.' : tions.:_ with : an .• :· honest :.-~.'J.~: don.'t ··

:\~n~;~~z~.-~i(.i~~~;~It:~~-'iitp~~r:{ :- sions .oFPresident. Carter.~·· gain.ed; ~0 :· during i,his- .. fuitiaF;Y}Vh.ite-: House ~:':'

.:: meeting .• with ~.newspaper · editors "' ' and ·_.-. publishers ~,-and, .. radio . and . television· -· news .;.~<direetors ,· :.from .

·around the · nation>~;,:U/=: : J;\~c: : ; ·-.~: As he' strode into.:.the -Roosev.elt\ "

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· meet with the ··22.·:.·news '·' media:' · ;_ representati•ies; 'Carter appeared::-. a smaller . matFthan::::·-the .... candi-:;'•: . . date we ·. rememberi·. froin. .Cdhe>;'. ,

campaign traiL : : ··:.i :;C ·_ .. ~ :~ ·~;(\::~·~e.:z;.~ ·. In physical presence; he simply · ,;

.. is not as overwhelmin~ as. Ger-•·; ald Ford or Lyndon B- Johnson>::;'.:.

But what he lacks in .height; !" Carter appears · to ' ·make .up m.< grace, naturalness . and cool intel- · lect. Althou~h he . wore a gray suit, blue ·shirt ' and red. white and blue tie. Carter was no more formal than he rni,!Zht have been . in his favorite yellow sweater. He conceded that he began his relationship with .· Congress on

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~ truly is ' an accessible president and th· t· ba' · c . : ·1 n!cnts .when alii( eel · to e!Hnnerat~ t~1e .mu]or. . to have th~ people. ~vho gtve us 111fo1 ma'tto~l, \. ~ . ~ uc<.!isions will be made by cabin~t ornc'~rs a~~d ' '.". ~~app~mtn:_ents ~nd surpnses of Ius ftrst w~eks . complete!~ w ~ .legttnnate. w;;ty\ .to }mo\~ .tl~etr ~.; ~

.~ not ju:;t in til~ White Hou~e. . . }i ... _,. '-,·,··\ l,n oftl~~· ~· · · -. . '. ,; · .. ·. . . . :·· . . .. · . . help to us: thet; atd to u~ • . thet,r, ~uet1~shif to,.;. ~ , ~ He made 1t clear he 15 determmed ~ not .. to,,':i·~.! ' . . : WJ.u~e he dld . no~ specifiCally me~h?11 news- ~·,;v~ul~l:ltbneveuledpuplicl.y, .. · ~ ·:\' ·' .· , .. ~ - ~

.~. have . a lJob Haldct;1a1r or , John Ehrltchman:> \,:.r; ~aper , r~rJO:ts , of CIA pa~n!e~~s to ~<:m~ Bus· :. ;." .. 1·. llus 1s but~ne of .many probl~t.n.s tl~a~ now ~. ·~ ~ - standtng between Jnm . and Congress ·. or .: tlw ~·'~ : ·.: - . sem .of .. ,Jord.:m , and Qlhe1 .fore1gn. lea,dets, the , ,-.. -- ,. have come ~o test .O!l the . shoulders of J1mmy ·,: "" ..

: ~ people . · · . · .... ; :, . .. : 1,o'1. :. : l<~'; ' Pr?sJclent · satd : ., "One of the. ~;~urpnscs h~s :b~e.n • : . . , Cf!rler, ·· Prestdent, as . neve.r . on t!1e shpulqer!l ot , ;!: ~ :_i · ~ . The Pl'esi dcnt also repoited · ditdi1 g~ his : ri.i;st"' ;.,;.;:· ~ tl~~ · ~1t~1o~t ·total · absen~e of · any sort . of · conll-,\:·:'· . J1m~ny Carter, Governor of Ge.ogta . .. ; .. ·.·· . ·Y . • ! '!.· ~ , ; !{ six . weeks in office he discovered ··there. is .. a .· :.' . ·. dc.nt1::1_hty: ilr?ttnd ~,Yashmgton 01~ .n\atters lha.t I :: . - . : s.uch · proble.ms , qo ' .. l}?t >.~ff~r · thcm~elves . t? :}.: ! ·, :~ baste - and probably · dangerous .. :L!.' conflict, . ·/:' tllll.ll~ ·· somclune~ ; we . woul~l . · hk.e.·: to ~ · h. old ~ ~o . . ove~nl~~1t. solut.J?ns. ~. i· · · .. ,., · ··: · ; . · .. '· :.: _:: ·.': .. · .~ ~\· ·!!'\ ·'"' · . . beh\~ ee n 1.~1c need to prcscrvc , an open d e m~~ ::;:~ ~utsclvc~, .. I . hav.~ ·. bce~1.;qu~te. ~~~.con~c\ted: : ~lt · Bnt tt JS obv10us that Carter l;> working long :~~ g :·

c:r~1 tt .c so~tely and the need to prole~~ Ame\'f~ : , ~~: s?me , of .th.e C~A J~ve~t~hons, fot Jl:~tdl~ce, ~~~d , and haru, yam 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. e.ach drJY, to ;'~ ~ ,J

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can mt.elltgence effor ts abroad. .. . ',) ( .. ·I belwve ~t. \lds .damd~e~l us · constdet a~)J:v ·· 1!1 1 educate htmself 'on such matters tn. tile . hope :' . ~~ ;:' Carter ~ nhl he hits no ready solution for;. : .olll' e0p~btltty .' of obtammg adequ~lle mtellt· : , :uwt eventutllly . he can find solutions. ' .. . ' ~·; ~ ;

lili s dilC'!llllla, which , hits distnrbctl al l of his} :i;.gence tnformatton ft:om ol11C'r countnes._'' , . ' ,, ·. He. will t;nake his mistakes, · as he already :·:; f~ · itnlllCLiialc pretiL:cc:i:JOrs and wliicll may lH.! as ·: . . : . IlL: i.liL:''· H:Jiwd:· . 'lluw l~U il yoq JIHiillllliil !I . , ltus . wtll1 c<:rl.11ill llppnlniJIIOIII s. , . . .. : ·' (-olu as · dcmocra~y .itself. But be is deep~y . . ·~::- democracy, · . truthfulness and . franlm'ess wilh the . ·\• ~.· . But after : a visit . with him iL )~ .. : hard to \i: ~ , con~cmed a bout llii .1m pact ~tpon both the UJ~tt<., ;:' Americ;:~n people on the · one hand, . ~nd on th~ .• : : disagree_ with. Jin1my C~n·ter'$ o.wry ~ssesstuent ix,···· · ""

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April 16, 1977

Stu Eizenstat -

The attached was returned in the President's outbox. It is forwarded to you for appropriate handling.

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Re: Tax Reform

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THE WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON

April 13, 1977


FROM: STU EIZENSTAT

SUBJECT: Tax Reform

I am concerned that Treasury's review of the tax code will not be as bold and open-minded as you want and have publicly promised.

My concern is prompted by the growing number of people who have told me that the good intentions of Larry Woodworth are increasingly being overtaken by the cautious, bureaucratic approach characteristic of all Treasury tax reform efforts. Unless this trend is reversed, you are likely to get in September a package which ignores sweeping reform in favor of minor (but complicated) changes in existing loopholes.

I think you can reverse the trend by meeting briefly with Larry and his top people, and indicating to them the depth of your commitment to real reform and the mandate they have from you - not Treasury - to produce such reform. · I think that Secretary Blumenthal should also be at the meeting.

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