Hollings Warns Deficits Hurt Textile Industry in US
Senator Hollings labels 1984 textile and apparel imports as outrageous and cites a 63 billion trade deficit. He notes 9.8 billion square yards of textiles and 4.7 billion of apparel were imported, with plant closures rising in the South and 730000 textile jobs remaining as of December 1984.
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Ernest F. Hollings
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United States
Hollings
James H. Martin Jr
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North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
January unemployment rises as jobless hit 7.4 percent
Washington reports civilian unemployment at 7.4 percent in January with 300,000 more unemployed. Despite a rise in job seekers, 106.4 million Americans held jobs, while 8.5 million were unemployed as seasonal layoffs lingered. Deborah Klein notes women returning to labor force after Christmas boosted the jobless rate.
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Labor Department
Deborah Klein
Meese Confirmation Seen As Blow to Ethics Standards
Archibald Cox, former Watergate special prosecutor, says Senate approval of Edwin Meese as attorney general would be a very serious blow to government ethics. He calls the ethics office conclusion that Meese did not violate conflict rules unbelievable and frightening.
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Citizens Turn Guns On Crime In Several U.S. Incidents
A Georgia man shot a 14 year old alleged burglar in the head while a Connecticut couple chased three robbers from their store with gunfire. Highland Park police will not arrest a 78 year old woman who killed a teen trying to enter her home amid a separate case. In Decatur, David Meyers, 49, was jailed for aggravated assault after shooting one of two youths in his apartment. Newberry College president Dr. Paul Tillquist resigned after less than a month, replaced by John Ammarell.
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Highland Park
Michigan
Decatur
David Harold Meyers
Meyers
Newberry
Paul F. Tillquist
Newberry College
Tillquist
Lutheran College
John Ammarell
Miami
Porter Kinard
Chernenko denounces Star Wars program amid nuclear tensions
Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko blasts the U S Strategic Defense Initiative as an offensive move aimed at U S military superiority. He warns the SDI risks global danger and an uncontrolled arms race unless space militarization is curbed ahead of Geneva talks.
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Konstantin A. Chernenko
Reagan
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Soviet Union
United States
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Kremlin
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SDI
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Bernard Kalb
Geneva
Switzerland
Florida brush fires rage through Naples area
Residents fought flames with shovels and hoses as Governor Graham declared a state of emergency. More than 1,400 fires have burned 100000 acres since January, with five new fires over 100 acres reported statewide. National Guard helicopters and DOT bulldozers to assist.
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Larry Amison
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Interstate 75
Florida Everglades
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National Guard
Department of Transportation
South Carolina Blue Laws Face Senate Clash Over Sunday Open
South Carolina lawmakers defend blue laws despite a poll showing support for Sunday business openings. Senators delayed debate to prepare arguments while the Judiciary Committee approved a version allowing Sunday openings after 2 PM with a conscience objector clause protecting workers with religious or moral objections.
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William Branton
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Florence
John Drummond
D-Greenwood
Peden
Judiciary Committee
Weinberger Comments Surprise Pentagon on Soviet Cruise Missile
Defense Secretary Weinberger testified that the Soviet Union shot down its own cruise missile over Norway and Finland, a claim the Pentagon said was not intended to confirm. The Pentagon noted reports in The London Express were false and said Moscow seeks a limited cruise missile defense capability.
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Weinberger
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