Congress OKs Budget and Heads Home for Break
The Senate approved a 695.4 billion budget outline by a 76 to 20 vote, aligning with Reagan tax and spending goals. The House supported the compromise, signaling a pledge to cut social programs while boosting defense. Treasury hints a 25 percent three year tax cut may replace Reagan's 30 percent plan. The Senate also voted to restrict abortion funding under Medicaid, allowing funds only to save the life of the mother.
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Washington
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate
Reagan
House
Congress
Jim Wright
Treasury Department
Brezhnev Warns of Mideast War Dangers and Talks Conference
Soviet President Brezhnev warned flames of war threaten the Middle East and urged international talks on the Arab Israeli conflict and Afghanistan. He cited U S pressure on Iran and U S military buildup in the Persian Gulf as tensions rise. Jordan's King Hussein planned a Soviet visit to push a regional settlement.
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Leonid I. Brezhnev
Middle East
Persian Gulf
Afghanistan
Brezhnev
Tbilisi
Mideast
Washington
Iran
United States
Iraq
Soviet Union
Jordan
Hussein
U.S
Israel
Hunger strikers die as riots surge in Northern Ireland
Patrick O'Hara and Raymond McCreesh died within 24 hours fueling fierce protests in Belfast Londonderry and Dungannon. Rioters attacked troops and police with gasoline bombs hand grenades and rocks as shops banks and a bakery were firebombed. Five British soldiers were wounded and authorities faced renewed pressure over the hunger strike.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Patrick
Patsy
O’hara
Londonderry
Dungannon
Raymond McCreesh
Maze
Irish National Liberation Army
Irish Republican Army
INLA
Bobby Sands
Francis Hughes
McCreesh
IRA
Catholic West Belfast
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Declares Site Alert
A leak in an inaccessible drywell around Browns Ferry reactor prompted a two hour site alert in Athens Alabama. TVA officials said no radiation release or danger occurred and the unit was reduced to 30 percent power before a normal shutdown at 1 23 a m local time.
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Athens
Ala
Browns Ferry
Jim Husham
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chattanooga
Tenn
TVA
Husham
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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