Word: governors
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This was Jimmy Carter, President, leading the U.S. in a way that, until the Iranian crisis erupted in November, the former Governor of Georgia had not managed in his three years in the White House. Through those first thousand days, Carter had stumbled and tripped, scored some victories, but lost his way many times. Under his Administration, the economy had worsened, with inflation moving to levels higher than any since the end of World War II and with the threat of a serious recession growing more real each week...
...example, where Kennedy was thought to be the favorite to win the primary, Carter has moved quickly to pick up the endorsements of four of the five major New York City Democratic leaders and the mayors of the state's major cities. He also has the assistance of Governor Hugh Carey's organization in raising funds. Although Kennedy picked up half a million dollars at a Manhattan fund raiser, his speech was so lackluster that many of his supporters were disappointed...
Efforts to help the poor involve both motion and commotion. Their effective ness is uncertain. Vermont has tightened eligibility requirements for fuel assistance money, and though Republican Governor Richard Snelling has said that "no Vermonters will suffer needlessly from the cold this winter," others disagree. Former Lieutenant Governor T. Garry Buckley, also a Republican, says, "I guarantee the regulations will result in some elderly persons freezing to death...
States and communities are in effect trying to cope on their own. Well before really cold weather had set in, the Hartford city council declared a "finding of public emergency" and authorized city managers to overspend by $500,000 for energy emergencies. Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso called the legislature into special session to ask for $5 million in appropriations and $11 million in borrowed funds to support loan programs to small oil dealers, homeowners and municipalities. She estimates that 40,000 families in the state will need help, mostly to pay oil bills...
Wisconsin's legislators will consider a special bill next month that would promote conservation and alternate energy systems. In New York, the legislators and Governor Hugh Carey have been involved in a tug of war over heating assistance funding. "We are not ready for winter and never will be," says Charles Raymond, who in November left his 18-month post as manager of the most dilapidated structures in New York City, the 4,100 apartment houses run by city hall because owners were forced to abandon them for nonpayment of real estate taxes. Raymond's crews have partly weatherized every...