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Show niiiitimii) WTH.ayiKTMfriW1 The Salt Lake Tribune, March , 31, 1978 Omh o IacLs Ifrforni Retreat Noted On Water Policy B Asset WASHINGTON James Phillips iated Press W nter The Carter administration is retreating under political pressure from its pledge in reform the pork barrel" system for building water projects, a coalition of major conservation organizations charged Thursday H Recent decisions within the administration lead us to believe the political pressures to fund pet projects may com-f- , , . whelm a previous moral environ-Jl our to 4 mitment protect said Elvis J Stahr, ment, president of the National Audubon Society. The Carter administration is retreating from the promises it has made m the past, said Thomas L Kimball, executive vice president of the National Wildlife Federation. has The administration made one concession after another on water projects to special interests, appease Mr. Kimball added John Burdick, coor- dinator of the Coalition for Water Project Review Carter won praise from conservationists last year when he engagt'd in a battle with Congress to stop further work on 30 federal w ater projects, described C aider in what came to be known as the Hit List. said the projects were unwarranted because of environmental, economic or other reasons Congress ultimately stopped nine projects The coalition accused Vice President Walter F. Mondale of fighting behind the scenes for special interest groups and politicians And it said it has been told that under a national water policy being formulated, federal projects from already authorized by Congress will be exempt the environto restrictions new protect stringent ment, even if construction has not yet started In addition, it said, the Interior Department plans to recommend that the projects be financed with federal money loaned at 3Wi percent interest instead of the prevailing market rate. The prime interest rate for bank loans is about 8 percent Interior Secretary Cecil D Andrus replied in a statement. Our critics seem to be crying before recommendations they are hurt. 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American officials are known to be concerned about sharing NATO secrets with any new Italian a government in which the Communists would play direct role Brunson McKinley Italian affairs specialist for the State Department, acknowledged there has been Ameritraffic in high-levcans going to Italy in recent months Vice President Walter F Mondale visited there in the early months of the administration Other visitors have included Andrew Young, U S ambassador tc the United Nations, Defense Secretary Harolc Brown, Energy Secretary Janies R Schlesinger and Treasury Secretary W Michael Blumenthal Successful Diplomacy' U S Ambassador Richard Gardner said McKinley likes visitors, thinks it does some good and encourages Cabinet officers to stop whenever they're in the neighborhood It s successful public diplomacy Although they do not Cue scheduled elections unti 1981, Andreottis center right Christian Democrats stay m power only with parliamentary supixirt from the Communist Party, Italy's second largest Tht have 34 percent in Parliament com , Communists - pared to the Christian Demin rats 39 percent Encouraged by the State Department, thi Christian Democrats have refused to give tin Communists seats in the cabinet in return for thei . support Instead, the Communists have only consultative role in government policies This arrangement already has broken down ran i this year In Januarv, the Communists withdrcw their supjxirt from Andreotti to support their domain for cabinet seats and Andreotti resigned Hi former a new government earlier 'his month in which tht Communists strengthened th r consult. itne role Friday is Now You Can Afford To Enjoy Tl e Best! t ft IBSHIB1BIBM WITH SHELF IN FREEZER MEATKEEPER 10-min- IN REFRIGERATOR family, model TSK190MN offers Kelvinator reliability, plus features families really go for, like storage doors and Built for the adUstable shelves. 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