Reagan administration may expand El Salvador military trainers
Washington reports that the Reagan administration could raise both the number and role of American military trainers in El Salvador to address a deteriorating military situation. The plan would add to a proposed $60 million military aid increase for the year. Since 1981 the ceiling has been 55 trainers with a non combat mandate. 37 are currently in place.
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Washington
Salvador
U.S
el Salvador
Tentative Steel Pact Seeks Major Wage Concessions
Pittsburgh AP report says United Steelworkers defend a tentative contract cutting wages by 1.25 per hour for 266000 workers to save jobs in the ailing steel industry. The pact was hammered out Monday with seven major steel companies and a vote was set for today at the union conference of about 250 local presidents.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
Basic Steel Industry
New Deal Type Jobs Bill Heads For Quick House Approval
Washington AP reports a bill to create an American Conservation Corps aiming to provide jobs for youths in cities with high unemployment and in national parks and forests. Rep. John Seiberling says it will mean jobs, facing presidential opposition but broad congressional support.
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Washington
American Conservation Corps
House
John Seiberling
Ohio
Reagan
Congress
Seiberling
National
Four Die and Twenty-Seven Hurt in Florida Highway Crash
In Ocala Florida a chain reaction pileup on the interstate followed a grass fire started by a tossed cigarette. Gas tanks exploded and two couples were burned beyond recognition after being pinned in wrecked vehicles near the U S 27 interchange. A pickup with a horse trailer and a lumber truck crashed through stopped cars as wood burst into flames forcing five horses to run loose.
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Ocala
Fla
Marion County
Keith Gauger
U.S. 27
Florida
Thurmond cites China textile imports as ongoing problem
Greenville AP Sen. Strom Thurmond says despite Reagan admin efforts to curb imports China remains a major textile and apparel exporter with almost unlimited expansion potential. He spoke to the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.
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China
Greenville
Reagan
Sen. Strom Thurmond
RSC
The
American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
Graham Warns TV Preachers Should Not Endorse Politics
The Reverend Billy Graham says television ministers risk politics overtaking religion and that some broadcast evangelists press funds too often. He cautions money should not be the message as TV preachers speak on moral issues but avoid endorsing candidates in the March 5 TV Guide interview.
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Graham
TV Guide
Coastal Storms Batter California and Southeast
Storms lash California and the Southeast with gale force winds and heavy rains. Power outages affect thousands as flood watches span from Virginia to Florida and the Gulf coast. Beach erosion and flooding hit Folly Beach Edisto Beach and downtown Charleston as storms threaten spring planting in South Carolina.
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March
Golden State
Gulf of Mexico
Virginia
Florida
Atlantic
Louisiana
Gulf Coast
National Weather Service
South Carolina
Weather Service
Charleston
Folly Beach
Edisto Beach
Clemson University Extension Agronomist
Joe Zublena
Foul Weather Forces Royal Welcome Plan Change
Queen Elizabeth II and President Reagan altered reunion plans as a severe storm disrupted travel. The royal party, aboard a yacht, faced 25 to 30 foot waves and heavy rains, delaying an airport arrival and a planned courthouse visit before heading to the Reagan ranch.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Queen Elizabeth II
Reagan
Royal Yacht
Long Beach
Nancy
Santa Ynez Mountains
Prince Philip
Duke of Edinburgh
White House
Anson Franklin
National Weather Service
Reagans
James Baker III
Francis Pym
California
Pope John Paul II Plans Eight-Country Central American Tour
The 62 year old pope will visit Costa Rica Nicaragua Panama El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Belize and Haiti in an eight day trip. He aims to ease regional strife and urge peace while facing security and health risks amid ongoing conflicts and political tensions.
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John Paul II
Central America
John Paul
Costa Rica
Nica
Ragua
Panama
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Belize
Haiti
Nicaragua
Supreme Court to weigh mental impact before TMI license
The Supreme Court will decide if community psychological damage must be considered before re licensing Three Mile Island Unit 1. People Against Nuclear Energy argues fears of another catastrophe must factor into NRC decisions, while opponents say such surveys delay licensing and add cost. The 1979 accident stemmed from a stuck valve causing Unit 2 to overheat and release radiation near Harrisburg.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Three Mile Island
People Against Nuclear Energy
Middletown
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Justice Department
The
Metropolitan Edison Co
Unit 1
TMI
Susquehanna River
Harrisburg
Unit 2
Presidents Honor Nuclear Navy King
Richard Nixon Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford each publicly saluted Admiral Hyman Rickover at a Washington event honoring his 63 years in the Navy He led the introduction of naval nuclear power and was celebrated by three former presidents and 500 guests at a $1000 per plate tribute Rickover reflected on his long service and dedication to the country
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Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Hyman Rickover
Poland
United States Navy
Rickover
Navy
Ford
Carter
Nixon
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