The President's transmittal to Senate and House committee chairmen of the second semiannual Interior Department report on the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska

HENRY M. MICHAUX, JR., of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina for the term of 4 years, vice N. Carlton Tilley, resigned.

WILLIAM J. VANDEN HEUVEL, of New York, to be the Representative of the United States of America to the European Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

Russell G. Clark, of Missouri, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, vice William H. Becker, retired.

WILLIAM L. HARPER, of Georgia, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia for the term of 4 years, vice John W. Stokes, Jr., resigning.

...if anyone can bring order out of chaos and have a consistent and effective policy in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, it is Eleanor Holmes Norton.

ROBERT H. MUNDHEIM, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel for the Department of the Treasury, vice Richard R. Albrecht, resigned.

I want to welcome all of you here to participate in what I think is both an historical occasion and also a memorable occasion.

GEORGE M. ANDERSON, of North Carolina, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina for the term of 4: years, vice Thomas P. McNamara, resigned.

We have seen progress made in the South and throughout the Nation on the race question, and I'm very proud of it.

I will nominate William J. vanden Heuvel, of New York, N.Y., to be Representative of the United States to the European Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador.

I requested a simple extension for 1 year, fiscal year 1978, so that my administration could quickly provide needed temporary employment and training programs under my economic stimulus program.

This bill provides a 1-year extension of appropriation authority for the Nation's basic system for furthering employment and training opportunities for the unemployed and economically disadvantaged.

It is apparent that we as a nation must ensure that our water resource policies reflect the urgent necessity for wise planning, water conservation, environmental protection, and equity for all water users.

In addition to assuring equitable prices for water, the Department will enforce acreage limitations to assure broad distribution of benefits.

This bill establishes the statutory framework for analyzing the problem and coming to a solution.

I have signed into law, H.R. 2992, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1977.

I am pleased to sign H.R. 4390, a bill which marks a major step toward correcting deficiencies in past practices of the Bureau of Reclamation.