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Skirmishes Lost. Some of the hottest lobbying action is in the House Ways and Means Committee, now dealing with the many parts of the program that aim to conserve energy by raising taxes or granting tax credits and rebates. Last week the Administration lost several important skirmishes. By big majorities, the committee scrapped the Carter idea to award rebates to buyers of small, economical cars, a provision that could have favored imported vehicles over Detroit's products. Ways and Means also decided to delay for a year, until the fall of 1979, a scheme to impose heavy taxes...
...hottest car in the U.S. today," says New York City Auto Dealer Frank Silvestry of the Honda Accord. Many experts would agree. Pertly styled, carefully engineered, with front-wheel drive and able to travel up to 48 miles on a gallon of gas, the Japanese-built Accord practically sells itself, and buyers around the country are willing to wait three to eight months for delivery. The Accord, however, is only the most spectacular example of the massive assault on the U.S. being made by imported cars, which now account for 21% of all new autos sold in the American market...
...particular notes that the President's economic conservatism is personal; many members of his Administration are far more liberal than he is, and will put pressure on him to move a bit to the left. If the President does not yield, however, the board meeting indicates that the hottest criticism of his Administration will come not from the Republicans but from some of the most influential members of his own party...
...paths and sputtering along under .500. "This has been a real team effort," observes two-time MVP Joe Morgan sarcastically. The kind that put the Reds at one point as many as 11½ games behind their traditional rivals in the National League's Western Division and the hottest team in baseball: the Los Angeles Dodgers...
Those semi-final games will take place Saturday. While Cornell will be meeting (and probably beating) Navy at Ithaca, Maryland and Hopkins will renew one of sports' hottest rivalries at Homewood Field in Baltimore...