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This Day In 1970's History: Tuesday November 14, 1978

Federal budget tightening is approaching. High Carter administration officials report that, while no final decisions have been made, cabinet departments have been ordered to cut about $15 billion from the expected growth of a wide range of programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security disability insurance and cost-of-living increases for federal employees' retirement programs. [New York Times] The Wilmington 10 won support of the Justice Department. In an unusual move, the Department filed a brief supporting a defense contention that the civil rights activists, convicted in North Carolina in 1972 of arson and conspiring to shoot at policemen and firemen, might have been denied a fair trial. [New York Times] The Senate is less exclusive and its character is undergoing dramatic changes. Eight of the 20 new Senators are under 40, six have never held public office before and 48 members will be serving first terms. [New York Times] Some Vietnam veterans seek aid from the government in the form of medical, education and financial benefits. Robert Muller, executive director of the Council of Vietnam Veterans, said that many of the veterans are bitterly disappointed at "inaction" of Congress and the administration. [New York Times] Iran's oil strike collapsed in the refineries and the offshore installations under pressure from the Shah's military government. But resistance continued among some oilfield workers. Reports from the key oil centers said that while many workers had returned to their jobs at the facilities that can produce more than six million barrels of crude oil a day, some were engaged in a slowdown. [New York Times]

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