23 Oct 1985
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1985
Page
1
The Senate moves toward approving a permanent 16 cent per pack cigarette tax to trim the deficit and avoids endorsing a 24 cent levy. White House veto threats exist as leaders attach a tobacco price support program to win support from tobacco-state lawmakers.
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration warns Congress a debt limit bill with a balanced budget plan is essential to avoid a default by November 15. Senate Leader Robert Dole calls the White House talks the bottom line and drop dead date. Dallas AP notes two men with Parkinsons disease show temporary improvement after adrenal cell brain transplants, a sign of potential viability per Anders Bjorklund.
The state has until July 1988 to move out of Central Correctional Institution or invest nearly 500000 in the 120-year-old facility. A corrections department report to the Budget and Control Board outlines renovations as part of complying with a lawsuit settlement.
Death notices for Clarence M. Swint Clearwater Salome B. Outlaw Spartanburg Ola M. Jones Marietta Essie Oliphant Hempstead Earl C. Hollingsworth Jr Augusta Alberta N. Inglett Grovetown Robert A. Scott North Augusta Robert W. Jones Aiken Frances T. Jackson Washington DC appear across multiple locales. The brief notices catalog individuals by names and home towns indicating a regional obituary roundup.
Chrysler Corp and the United Auto Workers announced a tentative three year agreement giving 70 000 U S workers pay parity with Ford and GM a 2000 bonus to avert bankruptcy a 2 25 percent wage rise in year one and lump sum concessions payments for workers tied to Chrysler near bankruptcy with ratification expected over the weekend and full operation by Monday
Washington AP reports a 0.2 percent September CPI rise keeps inflation tame while triggering a 3.1 percent Social Security increase effective Jan 1. Tax exemptions and standard deductions rise 3.7 percent for 1985, with wider brackets. Gas and used car prices fall. new car prices rise 0.3 percent. Health officials note benefits stay aligned with inflation.
U S analysts say Gorbachev needs an arms control deal to ease economic woes and gain a breather. He will push to undermine Reagan's Star Wars program while seeking detente and Western trade, aiming to frame Geneva as an arms control summit despite limited chances of an accord.
U S envoy says the United States deplored an Israeli air raid on PLO headquarters in Tunisias capital. He and President Reagan sought to repair Mediterranean relations and calm Arab leadership while noting the strike prompted by a Cyprus attack.
A House subcommittee debates mandatory aspirin warning labels amid concerns that voluntary labeling fails to protect children from Reyes Syndrome. Rep. Waxman and Dr. Haggerty say current labeling is insufficient while FDA data show only 58 percent of child aspirin carries warnings.
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