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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1982
Page
12
The Senate moves toward a vote to shut off a filibuster on a gas tax bill aimed at funding highway and mass transit repairs and a stopgap spending measure. Reagan opposes some plans while endorsing the gas tax hike, risking a veto if the Democratic jobs package or larger measures are included.
In New York a law firm clerk Barbara Austin is charged with murdering partner Jay Jacobs at Burke and Burke on Fifth Avenue. The motive cited includes a small Christmas bonus and reported relationship tensions.
Jury convicts Teamsters President Roy L Williams and four others of conspiring to bribe Sen Howard Cannon over a Las Vegas land deal to defeat a trucking deregulation bill. Cannon testified for the defense. Williams vows appeal. Sentencing set for Feb 10. maximum penalties reach 55 years and 29000 dollars.
The House passed a domestic content bill 215 to 188 requiring imported cars to use substantial U.S. parts and assembly by U.S. workers. The measure, backed by the United Auto Workers as a job creator, faces a tougher path in the Senate.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved 988 million to buy the first five MX missiles but barred procurement until both houses approve a leasing plan. Sen. Ernest Hollings, an MX opponent, says the restriction blocks Reagan’s dense pack basing proposal.
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