POW MIA Day Brings Hope for Missing Vietnam Soldier
Gladys Lafayette memorializes son Army Maj John Wayne Lafayette missing in Laos since 1966 as Defense officials acknowledge unresolved questions about detainees. A national POW MIA service honors missing servicemen while families hold out hope for answers.
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Rioting in Soweto Amid Protests Leaves Fatalities
In Soweto police killed a black man while breaking up rioters as blacks organized strikes and boycotts in white businesses. Across black townships protests persisted for the 11th straight month with more than 450 dead, mostly black, in the turmoil. Authorities reported mobs stoning patrols and homes as police used birdshot rubber bullets and tear gas.
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Ford and GM Off Hook On Auto Mileage
The government rolled back the 27.5 miles per gallon standard for 1986 models after GM and Ford said they could not meet it. Officials said the two largest automakers would have to curb production of less fuel efficient cars and could face thousands of layoffs otherwise.
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Price Tag On Women's Work Urged At UN Conference
Nairobi Kenya AP reports delegates at the U N women’s conference urged nations to assign a price to women’s work caring for families domestic tasks and farming. A Wages for Housework Campaign group promotes a worldwide one day strike on Oct 24 to demand salaries for housework.
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USIA Director Wick Reported Income Over 1 Million
Charles Z Wick director of the U S Information Agency and ally of President Reagan is listed with family income over 1 million for 1984 The disclosure shows Wick earned at least 888595 from various sources plus a 75100 government salary His wife Mary Jane Wick earned 221198 and their assets are listed at least 1 98 million
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Lawmakers Seek Fresh Ideas to Revive Budget Talks
Senate Majority Leader Robert Dole and House Budget Committee chair William Gray III signal possible room for a compromise on fiscal 1986 budgets. Dole warns the effort is unlikely to succeed, as negotiators seek a path beyond repeated stalemates and the red ink crisis.
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D-Pa
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Congressmen seek GAO probe of EEOC shakeup
Eight congressmen request a General Accounting Office review of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission amid allegations from current and former EEOC employees of a personnel purge. Representative Augustus Hawkins warns the move could undermine civil rights law enforcement.
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D-Calif
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Hidden Intelligence Funding Flows Through Congress
The House approved an intelligence authorization bill for the new fiscal year and sent it to the Senate on a voice vote. The total funding remains secret though billions are likely, with the measure also allowing the CIA to resume providing intelligence information and advice to Contra guerrillas in Nicaragua.
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Turner Opposes Hearings On Takeover Bids
Ted Turner urged Congress to block a bill requiring FCC hearings on his CBS takeover bid and other hostile deals. FCC chair Mark Fowler and CBS chairman Thomas Wyman testified, with Fowler opposing the bill as unnecessary and Wyman arguing it protects the public interest.
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Conte Calls Capitol Hill Overstaffed With Excess Help
Rep Silvio Conte warns Capitol Hill is overrun with staff and guards. He notes 2.3 congressional police per member and 72 doorkeepers, more than when he arrived in 1959, as the House approves a $1 billion+ operations bill for FY 1986 sent to the Senate.
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