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15 125th Year, Issue No. 59m Santa Fe, N.M. 87501 Monday, Fetf.4, 1974 9 AEC millions slated for New Mexico Nixon Exceed budget if crisis grows 0 Nuclear Breeder Reactor Other Nuclear Power 1.5 Fossil Fuel 3- .7 0' 1973 4 Fiscal Years $801,000 ($1.2 million), capital equipment $20,000 ($22,000) Biomedical and environmental research and safety operating, $7.5 million ($6.2 million), capital equipment $1 million construction $788,000 ($1.8 million). Waste management operating $1.5 million ($1 million), capital equipment $100,000 construction $600,000 Operational safety operational $435,000 capital equipment $8,000 Program support operational program direction $13.5 million ($12.9 million), capital equipment $120,000 community operations $5 million ($4.3 million); informational services $100,000 Proposed spending by the U.S. Corps of Engineers is as follows: Flood control projects: Abiquiu Dam $250,000 for operation and maintenance and Jemez Canyon Dam $140,000 operation and maintenance.

The proposed Bureau of Reclamation budget for New Mexico is $1.8 million more in 197475 than in 1973-74. Related Story Page A-7 WASHINGTON (AP) President Nixon today laid out his record $304 4-billion budget for fiscal 1975 but promptly pledged to exceed it if the energy crisis throws too many Americans out of work. Unlike his hard-nosed budget of a year ago in which dozens of programs were targets for extinction or cutback, Nixon fastened his attention on the danger of a recession induced by the fuel shortage. The President will not tolerate a recession, Deputy Budget Director Frederic Malek told reporters. If means busting the budget, he will bust the budget to keep people from losing their jobs.

The budget arithmetic, already disclosed last week, shows a deficit of $9.4 billion, about double the deficit for the current financial year. It shows an all-time high defense budget of $85.8 billion, and an over-all spending increase of $29.8 billion over the last budget. For the first time in history, federal spending for income security for needy Americans primarily Social Security, public assistance and health aid tops $100 billion, a jump of about $15 billion over fiscal 1974. Nixon proposed no new taxes, except for the windfall-profits levy he offered in December to keep the oil companies from profiteering on the energy crisis. It would bring in $3 billion.

As he has announced before, Nixon proposed $1.5 billion for energy research to find new sources of fuel for Americans; new funds for mass-transit systems, wrapped in a special revenue-sharing program, and a large increase in aid to college students. Nixon said his budget, which amounts to almost $1,500 for every man, woman and child in the nation, walks a tightrope of moderate economic restraint. His budget officials left the door open for increasing spending or cutting taxes to create jobs lost through the energy crisis. The standby spending program could include accelerated federal construction or procurement, public-service jobs in high jobless areas, or even higher Social Security benefits, Malek said. As much as $5 billion more in federal funds could be infused into the economy if needed to prevent a recession, Malek said.

Nixons new spending program is greatly affected by inflation, some of it in higher fuel costs to the government. Wage and price increases were the principal factor in a proposed ENERGY BUDGETED This was one of the charts which was included in the Budget for fiscal year 1975 that President Nixon sub mitted to Congress today. It shows direct energy research and develop ment outlays. (UPI) WASHINGTON The Nixon administration plans on spending $411.6 million on Atomic Energy Commission programs in New Mexico during the 1974-75 fiscal year starting July 1, Sen. Joseph M.

Montoya announced today. This is $60.9 million more than budgeted for Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) programs during the present fiscal Sen. Montoya said. Sen. Montoya also said the federal government plans to spend $12.6 million for U.S.

Bureau of Reclamation projects in New Mexico during the upcoming fiscal year for an increase of $1.8 million. The U.S. Corps of Engineers civil works projects in New Mexico will cost $11.9 million during the 1974-75 fiscal year. Sen. Montoya said.

Comparative figures were not immediately available, he added, Jim Boyer, a spokesman for Montoya, said the senator does believe that theyre finally doing something to step up research in energy, and hes glad to see that. Hes expected to lead a battle for money as he did for the funds for this fiscal year, he said. Montoyas office gave these figures as the Atomic Energy Commission budget breakdown for New Mexico in fiscal 1974-75. The numbers in parenthesis are for 1973-74: Weapons program: Advanced isotope research-operating budget $5.6 million capital equipment $750,000 (no funds in 1973-74). Weapons activities operating $266.4 million ($247.9 million), capital equipment $31.4 million ($19.5 million), construction $23.1 million ($14.2 million).

Nuclear materials security -operating $2 million ($1.6 million), capital equipment $270,000 Other programs: Civilian reactor research and development operating $4.9 million ($3 million), capital equipment $555,000 Reactor Applied energy technology General energy develpment-operating $5 9 million ($4.2 million) Space nuclear systems operating $2 9 million ($2 6 million), capital equipment $350,000 Physical research operating $17.5 million ($12.3 million), capital equipment $1 9 million ($3 million). Controlled thermonuclear research-operating $13.2 million ($8.7 million), capital equipment $1.2 million Regulation activities operating Red tape may cloud strike boost in the defense budget; increased health costs helped push up the spending for health by $3 billion; federal tax revenues increased largely because of inflation. Although no new ground was broken in the defense budget proposal, the administration urged development of established weapons systems such as the Trident nuclear submarine and the Air Force B1 strategic bomber. Nixon said extra funds also are needed to improve combat readiness, modernize forces, and build up munitions in accordance with lessons learned in the Middle East war. He said he would submit a national health insurance program to Congress and dust off his welfare reform plan and offer it complete with a nevy name and a new approach.

But neither of these major proposals will be enacted in time for inclusion in the fiscal 1975 budget. Nixon said national health insurance should not begin until fiscal 1977. Other budget highlights: FOREIGN AID Spending for multilateral and bilateral assistance increases about $100 million to $1.7 billion. In addition, aid for postwar reconstruction in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, rises $150 million to $648 million. PAY- RAISES Members of Congress and top federal officials will receive 7.5 per cent pay raises in each of the next three calendar years.

Cabinet officers and Supreme Court justices will get one-time 7 5 per cent pay raises in March 1975, foregoing a raise this year. Nixon will not -ask for a raise for himself, Malek said. JOBS The administration proposed to spend $2.1 billion in manpower assistance, primarily in grants to localities to be used in increasing the skills of workers through training. Congress approved the legislation in December. In addition, Nixon said he is asking for $350 million to distribute to areas with high unemployment rates.

HIGHER EDUCATION Nixon sought $1.7 billion for college student aid. The averge needy students grant would be almost doubled to $805 a year. These grants would be supplemented by about $250 million for college-work study assistance for an estimated 520,000 students. Another 330,000 students would receive $165 million in direct new loans, and about one million have guaranteed student loans. been told that a decision is being made he said.

Asked what evidence he was attempting to get, Jaworski said, I can go only so far as to say that theyre documents and some are in the nature of tapes, he said. The special prosecutor disagreed with Vice President Gerald R. Ford on the availability of White House evidence. Ford said on the CBS program, Face the Nation, that Jaworski had already been given more tapes than he requested. relief and Other A 1 O' 1974 1975 Estimate gave an opinion.

Ive stated quite often. Im optimistic reasonable men are going to get together on this issue. Simon said he would appear at a House Ways and Means Committee hearing today, but that another high-level FEO official would meet with the truckers. Pennsylvania Gov. Milton J.

Shapp, who called the meeting, said, All parties have been thoughtful and candid. Definite specific progress has been made in several areas. He refused to elaborate, and Simon indicated the hard bargaining was put off until the late morning session began. In addition to the rollback and ICC procedures, the truckers said they 'wanted a price freeze on all oil products, a public audit of oil companies, a joint congressional committee study of their problems, Jaworski WASHINGTON (AP) Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski says he doesnt intend to turn over his Watergate investigation files to the House Judiciary Committee. Jaworski said Sunday that I have no right to release them, because they are being presented to a grand jury.

He spoke on the ABC program, Issues and Answers. The House committee is investigating wont share files sportation, the Federal Energy Office. Simon said after the second of two sessions broke up early this morning. The meetings continue today, and Simon said the participants will sit down with the nitty gritty. He said Sundays meetings concerned mostly technical matters such as rollbacks, allocations and price pass-throughs.

Earlier, he was reported to have told the truckers it would take congressional action to solve a major complaint speeding up ICC rule-making procedures, which make it difficult for trucking firms to get quick approval to passthrough higher costs in the form of rate increases. As for price rollbacks, Simon said: i am against rolling back prices. Personally, I am opposed to that because its counterproductive to our intermediate and long term goaf of bringing on long-term selfsufficiency in this country, which is our only answer. But he said later: I didnt say that the prices were not going to be rolled back. I By The Associated Press As protesting indpendent truckers maintained a blockade around diesel pumps at two large Albuquerque truck stops today, business and industry pondered the consequences and the railroad prepared for more action.

Two or three days wouldnt have any affect on us, said A1 Kinney, plant manager of Singer Business Machines. But if it were over a week like two weeks it would probably cause us to have to curtail some of our operations. Kinney, whose company employs some 1,400 persons, said a month-long truckers strike would shut us down practically. He said about 80 per cent of the materials the company uses in manufacturing business machines is trucked in. Singer was forced to lay off half its employes for periods of up to two weeks shortly after the Christmas holidays because electronic components needed for its finished products had not arrived.

A Sandia Laboratories spokesman, Ted Sherwin, said a continued truckers strike would inconveniece the operation, but since were not a manufacturing firm, the effect would not be serious. Related Story Page A-3 By United Press International Federal energy chief William E. Simon, after a late night session with representatives of independent truck drivers, indicated today that government red tape could prevent an immediate solution to their problems. At the same time, Simon said he opposed one of the drivers key demands, a rollback of diesel fuel prices to May, 1973, levels. On the highways, there were scattered incidents of violence directed at drivers who continued rolling their rigs.

Five days of violence associated with the truckers strike brought Simon and about 40 other federal and state officials to a closed-door meeting in Washington Sunday where more than two dozen truckers aired their gripes. Simon said he had kept President Nixon informed of all the events of the day. This is an interagency problem that cuts across the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Department of Tran Yv 'rgSSSrTa the possible impeachment of President Nixon. Jaworski said I have only one course I can follow: to hold the evidence secret. He said that, if subpoened by House investigators, Id meet the gentlemen at the courthouse.

Jaworski said he still is attempting to gain access to certain information from the White House, and expected a decision sometime today on his request. I have Russian oil take-over in Saudi Arabia seen DENVER, (AP) Dr. Harold Agnew, director of the the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, (LASL) told a group of scientists the Soviet Union may take over Saudi Arabia if the Arab oil boycott lasts much longer. Agnew said the world would stand by as the Russians become oil barons, supplying Europe and Japan because of the developed nations need for inexpensive oil to keep their economies operating. Agnew said the United States would be unable to intervene because Americas European and Asian allies would support the Russian action.

The Soviet Union can say out of one side of its mouth it is a country of Asians and the other side it is Western European, Agnew said. Agnew predicted the takeover will happen within the next six months, and said it will be devastating for the U.S. King urges state What worries one fiscally conservative lawmaker is that the higher funding levels will have to be maintained in coming years, in spite of an energy crisis whose impact has yet to be measured. Officials in Albuquerque yesterday said tourism was down by 20 per cent in that city, and many feel that could well extend statewide. New Mexico could stand to lose several million dollars in revenue next year if that loss of tourist business continues.

There are, however, two factors left be considered that could put an end to what one legislator called the slap-happy spending spree that seems to be in progress. For one thing, almost all of those spending proposals still have to be considered by the Senate Finance Committee. The chairman of that committee, Sen. Aubrey Dunn, D-Otero, has a reputation as a tough-minded fiscal conservative. I Observers expect him to hold the line on excessive spending measures and to take a long, hard look at the future revenue picture before recommending higher spending measures this year.

If some of the spending bills survive Dunns red ped, they will have to go before the governor for final approval. King, observers say, wants to leave office with the state in the "black fiscally. He has the power to veto any piece of legislation, and insiders say he will not hesitate to ax" measures he feels would jeopardize New Mexicos economic health. By JOHNGILLIS At the start of this legislative session, Gov. Bruce King told New Mexicans the state had a $42 million surplus and urged legislators to vote for tax relief.

An avalanche of spending legislation introduced by lawmakers since then might not only obviate any tax relief but could wipe out the largest surplus in the states history. There are about 40 bills already introduced which would cost an estimated $35 to $45 million to fund. According to experts, there is little liklihood that all of them will pass through both Houses, but many will and they will take their toll on the surplus. One observer is especially concerned that many of the expenditures are recurring and will ha ve to be funded at the same 'or higher levels for several years. Some of those deal with education, about $8 million worth go to boost the reserves for the general fund and the school fund, and a number are for expansion of the states judicial system.

There are also a number of tax relief proposals in the hopper, but observers point out that they will have little chance of passage if there is no money left to give back to the taxpayers. The governors spending proposals would have left an estimated $18 million to be given back to New Mexicans. That' would have been about $20 average tax relief for persons in the $10,000 per year income Even in appropriations act, it appears likely the legislators will exceed Kings recommended spending level of $363 million. Two sections, 20 pages Ann Landers A-6 Fred Buckles, Inside the Capitol B-6 Crossword B-6 Editorial Financial B-l Friendly New Mexicans A-6 Horoscope B-7 Movies B-6 Obituaries A-2 Regional B-l B-3 B-6 CRACK OF DAWN Close to 100 members of New Mexicos Civil Air Patrol were Jbusy from sun-up to sundown Saturday 3s they took part in a U.S. Air Force-sponsored search and rescue test.

The Espanola Municipal Airport was the operations headquarters from where the airplanes covered a sizeable portion of north central New Mexico. (Photo by Johnnie Martinez) I A I i.