Reagan seeks congressional backing for El Salvador aid
President Reagan, facing a skeptical Congress, summoned House and Senate leaders to the White House to press a new request for military aid to El Salvador. He met with Republican and Democratic leaders and planned a California trip with Queen Elizabeth II after a governors’ conference. A Defense Department official cited ammunition shortages for the army as the reason for the new appeal.
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Reagan
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el Salvador
House
Senate
White House
California
Defense Department
Congress Targets Recession Aid and Social Security Rescue
Washington AP report notes the 98th Congress moves to consider a $4.6 billion recession relief bill with jobs and humanitarian aid provisions. The Ways and Means Committee finalizes a $165 billion Social Security rescue plan aligned with National Commission reform recommendations.
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Washington
98Th Congress
House
Ways and Means
National Commission On Social Security Reform
Governors Meet Reagan and Volcker Over State Finances
Governors agitated over state finances plan a breakfast with Volcker and a private session with President Reagan after the winter NGA meeting. They aim to press for better state management at the federal level and discuss fiscal policy with top officials in Washington.
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Reagan
Volcker
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
National Governors’ Association
White House
Dennis Warns State Budget Worst in 41 Years
Columbia AP reports Sen. Rembert Dennis with 41 years in the General Assembly says state finances are at their tightest in his tenure. The state faces a third budget cut this year as the Budget and Control Board notes agencies in a panicky mood after a $59.5 million revenue shortfall.
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Columbia
Rembert Dennis
General Assembly
Senate Finance Committee
State Budget and Control Board
Bill Putnam
Economist says textile jobs won’t reach 1970s peaks again
Atlanta based Georgia State University economist Donald Ratajczak warns that Southern textile mills will not recapture the 1973 peak of 125,200 jobs. He cites ongoing foreign competition and plant modernization as reasons for a lasting decline from 1982’s 104,200.
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Atlanta
Georgia State University
Donald Ratajczak
Southeastern
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ratajczak
Hilton Head Officials Eye Spring Fest Push
Hilton Head Island tourism leaders hope the first Spring Fest, a $90,000 campaign to draw Canadian visitors in March, will boost bookings. Dick Dey of the Chamber of Commerce expresses optimism while Carol Rikard notes reservations remain soft but show golf interest and possible pickup.
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Columbia
Hilton Head Island
Dick Dey
Alda rejects Hawkeye as anti war symbol
Los Angeles AP reports Hawkeye Pierce sparked debate as a symbol of war’s insanity. Producer Burt Metcalfe argues the character conveyed war’s contradiction while Alan Alda says Hawkeye was meant to humanize war not condemn it.
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Hawkeye Pierce
Alan Alda
Hawkeye
Burt Metcalfe
Alda
Hollywood Gala Salutes Queen Elizabeth II in California
The Queen and Prince Philip attended a gala at 20th Century Fox Stage 9 hosted by Frank Sinatra with stars like Charlton Heston, George Burns, Perry Como and Dionne Warwick. Nancy Reagan welcomed the Queen, and Julie Andrews quoted the monarch praising the evening during a rain drenched stop on their California tour.
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George Burns
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Los Angeles
Ed McMahon
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Dionne Warwick
England
California
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Palm Springs
Nancy Reagan
Nancy Davis
Ronald Reagan
Charlton Heston
U.S
George Murphy
Walter Scott
Perry Como
Les Brown
Sinatra
Burns
Julie Andrews
Pressure mounts for probe of Zimbabwe killings in Matabeleland
In Bulawayo the government faces pressure to authorize an independent inquiry into claims that up to 3,000 civilians have been killed in Matabeleland amid fighting with dissidents. Joshua Nkomo reports being under virtual house arrest as refugees describe massacres, rapes, lootings, and torture by North Korea trained Fifth Brigade troops.
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Zimbabwe
Robert Mugabe
Joshua Nkomo
Nkomo
Matabeleland
Fifth Brigade
Mugabe
South Africa
Justin Nyoka
Western
Associated Press
Williams Vows Innocence in Atlanta Mass Murders Case
Wayne B Williams, 24, in Fulton County jail isolation since 1981, proclaims innocence and seeks reopening of the mass murder probe. Convicted of two killings, district attorney estimates 29 deaths in 22 months. He is housed during appeals and remains separated for safety.
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Atlanta
Wayne B. Williams
Williams
Fulton County
Leroy Stynchcombe
Stynchcombe
Wee
Skepticism Grows Toward Consumer Leaders in Poll
A Louisiana Harris poll for Atlantic Richfield surveys 1 252 people nationwide on consumer leaders. While overall support for the consumer movement stays high, only three groups rank positively Consumers Union Better Business Bureau and the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Trust in Ralph Nader and the EPA is mixed.
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Asso
Ciates, Inc
Atlantic Richfield Co
Harris
Sentry Insurance
Washington
Consumers Union
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Ralph Nader
Environmental Protection Agency
Famous singing cowboy to lead Nebraskaland Days parade
Gene Utah known as Utry says he will ride as a parade feature for Nebraskaland Days in North Nebraska this June. Norman Cousins described his cancer recovery during a Doctor of Human Service ceremony at University Without Walls. Julian Bond urged black voters at Nevada Reno event for Black History Month noting past employment gaps.
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California Angels
North Neb
Norman Cousins
Saturday Review Magazine
Cousins
Doctor of Human Service
University Without Walls
Julian Bond
Georgia
University of Nevada-Reno
Reno
Nev
Bond
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