GOP explores tax hikes to trim deficits in 1983 84
Senate Republicans study tax increases totaling 50 to 70 billion dollars as part of a plan to cut deficits by 115 billion over three years. White House Budget Director Stockman says no fetish on balancing by 1984. House and Senate leaders weigh options and may seek higher taxes if deficits rise.
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Robert H. Michel
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Shuttle Columbia set for November four launch from Cape Canaveral
Kennedy Space Center workers pack suits and equipment aboard the shuttle Columbia as NASA signals readiness for the November fourth liftoff. Orbit plans include a second mission with an eye toward a possible early March 1982 launch. tiles remain a concern after earlier damage and a fuel spill.
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FTC May Change Ad Rules and Standards
Washington AP The FTC chaired by James C. Miller calls for scrapping the consumer protection stance on defective products and reexamining the 11 year old substantiation rule. He argues imperfect products meet varied consumer preferences and cheap unreliable goods appeal to risk tolerant buyers. A partisan majority GOP commission could implement changes, subject to congressional veto threats.
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Mississippi lawyer joins Williams defense team in Atlanta
Al Binder, a 52 year old Jackson Mississippi attorney known for political corruption cases, is approved as attorney of record for Wayne B Williams. He joins defense led by Mary Welcome after Tony Axam was fired. Williams is charged with the murders of Jimmy Ray Payne and Nathaniel Cater in a string of slayings that alarmed Atlanta’s black community.
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Tony Axam
Williams
Binder
Mississippi
Cliff Finch
Finch
Jimmy Ray Payne
Nathaniel Cater
Reagan Seen As New Ike
White House adviser David Gergen compares Ronald Reagan to Dwight D. Eisenhower. He says Reagan could become the first highly popular wartime era chief executive since Ike and may persuade a doubtful public that Americans can govern themselves. Reagan’s calm after the March 30 assassination attempt reinforced the heroic image.
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Ronald Reagan
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David Gergen
Reagan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Gergen
Survivors Say Crew Abandoned Refugee Boat Before Capsize
Survivors of a refugee boatwreck report the crew left the open hull vessel about an hour before it capsized, with at least 33 migrants dead. Autopsies indicate the refugees were loaded onto the boat from a mother ship shortly before.
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Ronald Wright
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Fort Lauderdale
Hillsboro Beach
Haiti
Florida
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