Tax Cut Proposal Weighs Compromise Start Date
Reagan aides signal openness to a 25 percent personal tax cut over three years with the first reduction possible Oct 1. Four conservative Democrats pressed for negotiation, noting advisers may accept a smaller cut starting three months later to curb the deficit.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
Phil Gramm
D-Texas
Kent Hance
Texas
Hance
Gramm
G.V. Montgomery
D-Miss
Charles Stenholm
Caterpillar as Pet Proves Poor Roommate for Child
Belvedere incident centers on 5-year-old Margaret Wintex finding a caterpillar in her yard. She keeps it for a day before accidentally squashing it during a nap. Margaret then prefers her cat Fluffy as a roommate. Larry Wood quips on reactions to toddlers from women.
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Margaret Wintex
Margaret
Belvedere
Fluffy
Inside Today Aiken County Today Highlights
Classifieds and community calendar items provide local notices and events. Obituaries announce recent passings and memorials while sports and weather sections cover scores and forecasts for Aiken County readers.
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Aiken County
Dear Abby
Erma Bombeck
Aiken
Message on Social Security Cuts Faces Congress
The Reagan administration encounters strong congressional resistance to proposed Social Security cuts. Senate Republicans block a condemning resolution while House Democrats press for safeguards. Schweiker testifies to a hostile aging committee as Pepper denounces the plan as defeatist.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Health and Human Services
Richard S. Schweiker
Schweiker
House Select Committee On Aging
Claude Pepper
Senate Republicans
McCreesh Dies In Hunger Strike Amid Belfast Unrest
In west Belfast thousands of troops seal off areas as Catholics hijack and torch vehicles. Police report heavy attacks with gasoline bombs in several districts. Raymond McCreesh dies at Maze Prison after refusing food for 60 days. His body moved to Daisy Hill Hospital for autopsy. Flags hang from Camlough homes as dawn breaks.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Raymond McCreesh
McCreesh
Irish Republican Army
Bobby Sands
Francis Hughes
New Barnsley
New Lodge
West Belfast
Maze
IRA
Sinn Fein
Sands
Hughes
Daisy Hill Hospital
Newry
Camlough
South Armagh
Miss USA Pageant Controversy Sparks Court Action
Miss New York State Deborah Fountain seeks court reinstatement after disqualification for padding her swimsuit top. Attorney Gerald Posner pledges to name sponsors KayserRoth Corp and Miss Universe Inc in the petition as Fountain alleges implants and padding were discussed by others. Fountain says she acted to fit the suit and denies Playboy plans.
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New York
New York State
Deborah Ann Fountain
Miss Fountain
Biloxi
Miss
LaGuardia
Gerald Posner
Kayser-Roth Corp
Miss Universe Inc
Harold Glasser
Posner
Bronx
The
Daily News
Playboy
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Mehemed Ali Agca
John Paul II
Rome
Rebibbia
Augusta
Deborah Ann
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