Congress eyes final passage of deficit cutting omnibus
In Washington the House and Senate push toward final passage of deficit cutting bills amid a White House veto threat. The measures include spending cuts and tax hikes aimed at capping the current year deficit around 171 billion dollars. The Senate has shown willingness to keep taxes in the package despite White House pressure.
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Senate
White House
Congress
Over 20 000 Remain in Korem Tent City in Ethiopia
In Korem Ethiopia more than 20000 famine refugees stay in a stark tent city as repatriation slows due to uncertain home prospects and poor rains. Major camps Ibnet and Mekelle have shrunk to a few thousand with many orphans and disabled among the survivors.
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Ethiopia
Ibnet
Mekelle
U S Lowers Barriers For 3 North Koreans
The State Department will allow three North Korean scholars to attend an academic conference in Washington this weekend. Visas were issued in Moscow to Choe Jin Hyok, head of the North Korean Institute of History, and two colleagues, amid a stated policy that this does not signal a broader shift in U S North Korea relations.
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North Korea
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Moscow
Choe Jin Hyok
North Korean Institute of History
Mid-Atlantic
Association For Asian Studies
Senate approves $10 billion transport bill amid cuts
The Senate passed a $10 billion transportation appropriation 84 to 13, sending the measure to a House Senate conference. The bill faces further trimming as deficit-reduction plans push for deeper cuts to Coast Guard, airline safety, Amtrak, and a home-state road project.
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Bill Prohibits Polygraph Tests
The House Education and Labor Committee approved a bill that would bar most companies from requiring employees or applicants to take polygraph tests. The measure excludes defense industries and drug companies probing theft or diversion of controlled substances as well as all government entities at state federal and local levels.
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Washington
House Education and Labor Committee
Detroit Union Weighs Chrysler Pact To End Walkout
UAW leaders from 50 Chrysler units meet in Detroit to review a three year contract with Chrysler Corp aims to end the nationwide strike that began after the old pact expired on Oct 16. Analysts say the deal raises wages to parity with GM and Ford and includes a $2000 upfront bonus, with ratification votes set Friday through Sunday.
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Chrysler UAW pact outlines worker gains and future plans
Highlights show payments to current workers and retirees, immediate wage parity with GM Ford at 13.29 an hour, a 2.25 percent lump sum, 3 percent base wage hike in 1987, quarterly COLA and $2.99 folded into base. Pension rises to 1070 this year and 1205 in 1987, job bank retraining, classified job consolidation study, US built Liberty small car, contract through Sept 14 1988.
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Witnesses Claim Police Fire Rubber Bullets At Cape Town Children
Opposition leaders accuse police of testing a rapid fire gun by firing rubber bullets at children in a mixed race Cape Town suburb. Reporters cite witnesses of a white man shooting into a rock-throwing crowd elsewhere, as South Africa battles daily anti apartheid violence.
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Japan
Diplomats Ordered to Pay for Ocean Cruises Themselves
State Department bans funded ocean cruises for diplomats. The rule shift aims to align travel with jet travel costs, saving about $400 000 in relocation expenses from 1981 to 1984. Employees must pay the cruise premium and use vacation days for longer ocean routes.
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Aiken Standard Office Details
The Aiken Standard lists its offices at 124 Rutland Drive and hours from 8 30 a m to 5 30 p m Monday through Friday. Mailing address is Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802.
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Emergency Numbers Service Note from Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard provides emergency numbers as a service. Published on weekdays by Aiken Communications Inc. in Aiken South Carolina with mailing address and postal details.
Doctors Say AIDS Children Should Be Allowed In School
The American Academy of Pediatrics says children with AIDS should not be barred from school as the risk of child to child transmission is zero and no cases link AIDS to schools. Open sores warrant exclusion. routine blood handling procedures are urged. AIDS children should receive identical education. live vaccines not advised for them.
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American Academy of Pediatrics
Martin Smith
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Smith
Academy
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