This Day In 1970's History: Tuesday November 16, 1976
- The Carter transition staff, just assembled in Washington, said the President-elect had set Feb. 15 as a target date for presenting Congress his own budget-in-brief for the fiscal year 1978. This signals his intent for a rapid takeover and early action on the overall budget, defense spending, including the future of the B-1 bomber; jobs and stimulating the economy, and on income policy. [New York Times]
- The patronage powers of the incoming President could be seriously impaired, federal officials said, by a Supreme Court decision last June denying newly elected local officials the right to dismiss patronage employees merely because they belonged to the opposite party. Seven newly-elected governors whose parties have been out of power could also be affected. [New York Times]
- President Ford and Mr. Carter will meet in Washington next week to discuss transition problems, the President-elect announced. He also said Secretary of State Henry Kissinger would come to Plains, Ga., to meet with him Saturday morning, with Vice President-elect Walter Mondale present, for their talk on foreign policy and transition. [New York Times]
- An apparent suicide pact between Gary Gilmore, the Utah man condemned to death who has been seeking prompt execution, and his girlfriend sent both to hospital with separate overdoses of barbiturates. His condition was reported as serious, while hers was said to be critical. [New York Times]
- Housing starts in October dipped slightly from the September level but still remained above any other month in more than two years, the Commerce Department reported. They were 25 percent above the October 1975 figure. For single-family houses, the starts were the highest since February 1973, but apartment buildings remained sluggish and were down again. [New York Times]
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