Reagan To Sign Voting Rights Act Ceremony Set
Washington AP reports President Reagan will sign a bill renewing the 1965 Voting Rights Act at a White House ceremony attended by civil rights leaders and key lawmakers. Invitees include NAACP head Benjamin L. Hooks National Urban League President John Jacob Rev. Jesse Jackson and others.
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Nuclear Arms Talks Open in Geneva
U S and Soviet officials begin new talks in Geneva to cut warheads and reduce destructive power. A senior U S official says aim is to lower both numbers and force beyond Reagan’s May goal. Soviets reportedly hold a 5 to 2 edge in nuclear destructive capability.
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Astronauts Test Columbia Arm Under Heavy Demands
Columbia astronauts Ken Mattingly and Henry Hartsfield entered a third day in space to test the shuttle’s weightless arm. They urged Mission Control to skip minor troubleshooting and focus on major items while Hartsfield dealt with mild motion sickness.
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PLO Seeks Boat Exit From Beirut Amid Disarmament Clash
PLO fighters trapped in Beirut say they will surrender if allowed to flee Lebanon by boat with personal weapons. They reject Israeli demands for total disarmament and bus transport to Syria, while Lebanese officials report progress toward voluntary withdrawal and avoiding a final Israeli assault on west Beirut.
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Canada Budget Fights Inflation in Recession Era
Finance Minister Allan MacEachen presented a 3.2 billion plan to counter recession. The Liberal government raised income taxes and curbed government salaries, revising the November 1981 budget for 1982-83, announced in a televised Ottawa House of Commons speech.
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London Rush Hour Opens Early Amid Rail Strike
London traffic surged into the city as early as 4 a.m. on the second day of a combined rail and subway strike. Delegates to the National Union of Railwaymen voted 47 to 30 to end the train strike at midnight but vowed to keep the London subway shutdown indefinitely, snarling the capital for a week.
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Donovan waits for Congress and White House on fate
Labor Secretary Raymond Donovan, cleared of federal criminal charges, awaits congressional and White House judgment on his political future amid unproven links to mob figures. Senator Orrin Hatch tempered earlier opposition as momentum shifts.
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