Friday, September 8, 1978
Carter carrier veto upheld by big margin
WASHINGTON (AP)—President Carter wins a surprising strong victory in his first veto confrontation with Congress as the House yesterday upheld his rejection of the Defense Authorization Act and its $2 billion nuclear aircraft carrier.
Despite an intensive bipartisan campaign mounted by the armed services committees in both the House and Senate, Carter's veto was sustained with votes to spare.
The vote to override failed 191:206. That was 74 votes short of the necessary two-thirds. Leaders on both sides of the issue had predicted a much closer outcome.
THE OVERALL $37 billion measure veted by the president was sent back to committee, where the aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, may be deleted and other projects may be added.
In a White House statement issued while he was at Camp David for the Middle East summit, Carter said he was pleased with the outcome and eager to work "closely and cooperatively with the Congress in enacting policies that provide the strongest possible national defense.
Though he had vetoed four other bills earlier in his presidency, none drew a congressional challenge. But his decision on the Iran nuclear deal was one major defense measure in modern history, angered Sen. John Stennis, D-Miss, and Rep. Melvin Price, D-III, the armed services chairmen and drew charges that there was usurping their constitutional duty.
A disappointed Stennis moved imme-
timately. House was rebuilt to re-
introduce a new door, the caver-
"A new start must be made and time is of the essence," he said.
HOWEVER, CARTER hopes that rather than simply cutting out the carrier, Congress will add several new programs including $200 million for research and development. Most of his proposals would bolster the Army and Air Force.
The authorization applies to the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, and it appeared that any major changes to the overall bill might delay its passage beyond that date. If that
Hall residents make final plans for canoe race
The 100-mile race down the Kansas River will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday in Manhattan.
About 20 University of Kansas students busied themselves last night with last-minute preparations and plans for the annual KU-K State Cause Race this weekend.
Britton said most teams would travel to Britton tonight instead of making the trip.
Although only teams consisting of residence hall members can enter the race officially, all interested KU students are eligible to enter for the sake of competition, Larry Britton, Association of University Residence Halls president, said yesterday.
"We're still trying to make arrangements for the men," he said, "but K-State is kind of reluctant on that point because of some trouble with vandalism last year."
Housing at K-State currently is unavailable for males. Britton said all female members of teams could sleep in Moore residence hall at K-State.
Britton said Student Union Activities had rented all its canoes for the race. He said teams looking for a canoe should contact rental agencies in Kansas City or Toneka
Check-in points for rest or team changes will be placed along the river about every five miles. All队 members will be checked in, and that detail check-in points before the race.
A trophy will be awarded to the winning team. The race was won last year by a KU队 sponsored by GSP-Corbin and JRP residence halls.
Teams are responsible for transporting their canoes to Manhattan.
Acid removal goes smoothly at missile site
WICHITA (AP) – The two-day operation to remove a weak solution of nitric acid from a site at the Titan II missile site where the U.S. forces were making a was proceeding smoothly Wednesday night.
The solution was transported by a 5,700 gallon tanker truck to a treatment pond in Sedgwick County, 20 miles north of the site. The tanker was then centrifugal centrifuging chemicals and allowed to evaporate.
An attempt last Friday to pump the 120,000 gallons of acid from the sink failed.
A Houston firm specializing in pumps for industrial use provided two pumps, one for use as a backup. A Kansas company provides four trucks for the current operation.
The leak of lethal propellant from the missile site resulted in the deaths of two mannequins.
The propellant was stabilized with 100,000 gallons of water pumped into the air, so that it would not rise.
happened, Congress likely would pass a resolution funding existing programs but not raising them.
PROPONENTS OF an override had optimistically pointed to the fact that the House originally passed the bill 319-67 and the Senate did so by an 87-2 margin. But the majorities could not hold up in the face of the majorities' membership's campaign on the president's behalf.
The $2 billion carrier would have been the
$2 bill, and would have replaced the old
1973 model.
Carter says he will ask for a conventional carrier in his fiscal 1980 budget, at a savings of about $1 billion. Those who favor the nuclear model insist that the conventional ship probably would cost far more, at perhaps no saving at all.
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Wednesday, Sept. 13
(1908)
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