Reagan demands line drawn on budget and defense cuts
President Reagan sharpens stance against Congress over the budget saying it is time to draw the line on defense cuts and greater domestic spending. He blames Sandinista interference in Nicaragua and warns about tax policy and future interest rates while praising a bipartisan arms control stance. He notes MX missile approval and comments on black voters and welfare rolls.
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Reagan
Congress
Nicaragua
Syria
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House Appropriations Committee
Ruckelshaus Takes Over EPA After Unanimous Confirmation
William D. Ruckelshaus was sworn in as head of the Environmental Protection Agency after a 97 to 0 Senate vote. The new administrator faces questions about the extent of policy changes under the Reagan administration and restoring public trust in the agency.
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Washington
William D. Ruckelshaus
Senate
Environmental Protection Agency
Ruckelshaus
Leslie Dach
National Audubon Society
Eastern Airlines vows maintenance fix after oil loss incidents
Eastern Airlines reports 13 oil related engine failures and tells NTSB it will tighten maintenance procedures following a near ditching of a jumbo jet due to missing oil seals. Director Jim Foucault faults non compliance with established procedures as the board reviews about 12 prior similar incidents.
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Eastern Airlines
Jim Foucault
Eastern
National Transportation Safety Board
NTSB
Push For Sales Tax Hike Faces Charging Contention
In Columbia AP report advocates warn that tying a penny sales tax hike to the accommodations tax may derail the bill. Myrtle Beach Mayor Eric Ficken notes the maneuver mirrors last year as Sen John Lindsay pressure risks stalling the measure amid a house filibuster memory.
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Myrtle Beach
Eric Ficken
Ficken
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Budget Row Forces GOP to Seek Democratic Help
The Republican led Senate Budget Committee drifts from President Reagan on 1984 plan and leans toward higher taxes and slower military buildup. Domenici turns to Democrats for bipartisanship as Reagan opposes any tax increase and vows to veto bills raising taxes or expanding spending.
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Washington
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
White House
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate
Domenici
Withholding Repeal Passes
A lopsided House vote to repeal tax withholding on interest and dividends shifts the fight to the Senate and raises lobbyist influence concerns. President Reagan appears to back away from veto threats, making 10 percent withholding unlikely to take effect July 1. The Senate may delay deciding on repeal or substitute measures to catch tax cheats.
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House
Senate
Congress
Reagan
South Carolina Delegation Backs Tax Withholding Repeal
All six South Carolina congressmen voted to repeal withholding of income taxes on interest and dividends in a 382 to 41 House roll call yesterday. Democrats Butler Derrick John Spratt and Robert M Tallon Jr supported the repeal along with Republicans Carroll Campbell Jr Thomas Hartnett and Floyd Spence.
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Butler Derrick
John Spratt
Robert M. Tallon Jr
Carroll A. Campbell Jr
Thomas F. Hartnett
Floyd Spence
Senators and Rep Report Big Financial Details in disclosures
The piece summarizes annual financial disclosures filed by Sen. Ernest Hollings Sen. Strom Thurmond and Rep. Butler Derrick noting Hollings earned more from outside capital gains and honorsaria than his Senate salary Thurmond reported property valued up to 920000 with portions in a trust Derrick reported holdings up to 1.2 million and sold properties including Isle of Palms and an Edgefield home plus treasury securities gains and a new Capitol Hill home.
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Columbia
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
US Senate
Strom Thurmond
Rs.c
Butler C. Derrick
Hollings
Thurmond
John Spratt
Derrick
Isle of Palms
Edgefield
Treasury
Capitol Hill
Ex-husband Jeff Wald files slander suit over Reddy custody case
Jeff Wald 39 former manager of Helen Reddy sues for 5 million in Los Angeles Superior Court over a May People magazine quote claiming he has lost his meal ticket amid a custody dispute. Attorney Marvin Gross says Wald is upset and hurt by Olsen's magazine remark. The magazine is not a defendant.
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Jeff Wald
Miss Reddy
Los Angeles Superior Court
People Magazine
Gary Olsen
Wald
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