Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1980: hearings before a subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, Part 1

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Page 137 - WHEREAS, future demands on our surveillance, warning and control capabilities in support of tactical air operations, particularly In the context of a European conflict, will be quite severe; and WHEREAS, an...
Page 136 - WHEREAS, under the provisions of the interim SALT agreement, Soviet strategic forces are numerically superior to those of the United States and the Soviets deploy three times the missile throw-weight of comparable US forces; and WHEREAS, except for the...
Page 89 - an abortion is necessary" is a professional judgment that the Georgia physician will be called upon to make routinely. We agree with the District Court, 319 F. Supp., at 1058, that the medical judgment may be exercised in the light of all factors— physical, emotional, psychological, familial, and the woman's age— relevant to the well-being of the patient. All these factors may relate to health. This allows the attending physician the room he needs to make his best medical judgment.
Page 75 - None of the funds provided for in this Act shall be used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term ; or except for such medical procedures necessary for the victims of rape or incest, when such rape or incest has been reported promptly to a law enforcement agency or public health service...
Page 226 - I have no substantive prepared statement, and would be happy to answer any questions that the members of the subcommittee may have.
Page 152 - Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, I am especially pleased to appear before you today to present the views of the Reserve Officers Association on the requirements of the Reserve Forces of the United States at a time of increasing reliance on these key national assets.
Page 242 - Mr. Chairman, and members of the subcommittee, I wish to thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today in support of planning funds for the Eau Galle River flood control project.
Page 207 - ... there will be relative differences in pay within a local wage area when there are substantial or recognizable differences in duties, responsibilities, and qualification requirements among positions ; (3...
Page 141 - A-10 AIRCRAFT" WHEREAS, every major conflict since World War I has demonstrated the importance and necessity of effective close air support of friendly ground forces engaged in combat with an enemy force; and WHEREAS, for effective close air support an attack aircraft is required which can maneuver at low altitudes...
Page 146 - Reserve forces to accelerate total force modernlBatlon;now, therefore, be It RESOLVED, by The. American Legion In National Convention assembled In New Orleans, Louisiana, August 22-24, 1978. that the Administration and the...

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