Budget deficit may hit record 220 billion in 1986
White House orders brace for automatic 4.3 to 4.9 percent spending cuts as deficit projections rise to a 220 billion dollar target overshoot. CBO and OMB to release figures with Medicare protections prompting congressional push to block cuts. Social Security remains exempt.
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U.S
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Congressional Budget Office
White House Office of Management and Budget
Larry Speakes
Capitol Hill
Edward R. Roybal
D-Calif
House
Congress
Cerezo Inaugurated as Guatemala's First Civilian Leader in 16 Years
Vinicio Cerezo, a 43 year old lawyer and Christian Democrat, is sworn in as Guatemala's first civilian president since 1966 70, pledging to fix the economy and curb human rights abuses, replacing Gen Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores.
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Guatemala City
Guatemala
Vinicio Cerezo
Julio Cesar Mendez Montenegro
Oscar Humberto Mejia Victores
Senate panel to brief Vietnam leaders on missing Americans
Honolulu report says Sen Frank Murkowski leads a 26 member delegation to Vietnam and Laos to gather more details on Americans missing or dead in Indochina and to brief Vietnamese leaders on a Senate hearing. The group includes another senator and two congressmen.
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Honolulu
Vietnam
U.S. Senate
Indochina
Frank Murkowski
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Laos
Southeast Asia
Prostitution Crackdown on Orlando Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando officers report streetwalkers from northern climates have doubled prostitution and crime along the Orange Blossom Trail. Police say the crackdown still leaves the area at its worst with more than 100 prostitutes arrested in three months and client arrests by deputies posing as prostitutes. A separate nationwide poll finds 71 percent support state seat belt laws and 87 percent believe seat belts save lives.
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Orlando, Fla
Orlando
Orange Blossom Trail
Washington
Traffic Safety Now Inc
National Pizza Week Declared by Agriculture Dept
Agriculture Secretary John R. Block proclaimed National Pizza Week the first time the event was observed. Norton joined in at a pizza ceremony while Block prepared to announce new farm programs. Americans reportedly ate seven pizzas per person on average last year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
John R. Block
National Restaurant Association
National Press Club
USDA
John Norton
Black
John Ochs
Earthquake Hits Kabul Central Afghanistan City Early Monday
An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Kabul and surrounding districts just after midnight. Radio Kabul reported no immediate casualties and placed the epicenter 100 miles southwest of Kabul.
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Islamabad
Pakistan
Kabul
Radio
Fewer Jobless Collect Monthly Benefits in 1985 Study Shows
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities reports 5.6 million unemployed Americans, 67.4 percent, lacked any monthly unemployment benefits in 1985. It notes a drop from earlier decades and cites the end of the Federal Supplemental Compensation Program as a key factor.
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Washington
Center On Budget and Policy Priorities
Center
Congress
Reagan Administration
Shuttle Crew Fail To Fix Halley Camera Onboard
At Cape Canaveral the Columbia astronauts tried for hours to repair a light image intensifier on the Halley’s comet camera. Ground controllers weighed ending the mission a day early as Nelson reported no amplification after attempts to fix the device.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Columbia
Space Agency
George Nelson
Mission Control
Nelson
Earth
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours Guide
Aiken Standard provides phone numbers for subscriptions and ads and lists office hours and mailing address. The office at 124 Rutland Drive operates 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. weekdays with limited Sunday service, and subscription rates are shown as 1.14, 4.90, 14.70, 29.40, and 98.80.
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Aiken Standard
Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
Aiken Standard Emergency Numbers Release
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers service as part of its local information. Published by Aiken Communications Inc from 124 Rutland Drive in Aiken South Carolina.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Rutland Drive
Aiken
S.C
President Injured in Coup in South Yemen Sparks Gulf Crisis
Reports from Manama and Rome describe a coup attempt in South Yemen with President Ali Nasser Mohammed seriously injured or hospitalized. Combat rages around Aden with aircraft bombings and tank clashes as Soviet-linked factions vie for control. the city’s airport was closed and ships report heavy fighting at Aden harbor.
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Bahrain
Persian Gulf
South Yemen
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Aden
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Cairo
Soviet Union
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Daniele Verga
Associated Press
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Indian Ocean
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Arabian Peninsula
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