Reagan faces congressional hurdles amid foreign policy drift
President Reagan in sixth year faces heightened Congress resistance to his foreign and domestic agenda. Despite a history of battles by predecessors, his tighter policy choices and final term may fuel opposition. Key fights include Saudi arms, Nicaraguan aid, Angola covert support, South Africa sanctions, Salt II abandonment, and budget cuts.
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Reagan
Congress
Saudi Arabia
South Africa
Senate
Soviet Union
Danger Pay and Benefits for Foreign Service Told by GAO
The GAO prepares an eight page fact sheet for Senator Zorinsky detailing more than 100 Foreign Service allowances in 65 categories. Highlights include danger pay limited to five countries and government housing or allowances, with historical notes tracing origins to 1901.
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GAO
State Department
Lucette Lagnado
Afghanistan
Colombia
el Salvado
Lebanon
Uganda
Congress
el Salvador
Gerald Lamberty
American Foreign Service Association
Department
Washington
Vandalism prompts school board to seek help from parents
Sun files recalls a 50 year old item noting school board president John Hill McKinney asking parents of boys with air rifles to curb vandalism after windows valued at several hundred dollars were broken post summer break. Also mentions Masons installation officers, Highlands annexation vote totals, and other era notes.
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John Hill McKinney
S.P. Larkins
Cedar Bayou
A.R. Booth
Texas Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Baytown City Council Awards Brown & Root Contract
Baytown council once awarded Brown & Root a $170 538 contract to extend Garth Road from Park to Decker Drive. Reginald Brewer named assistant VP at Citizens National Bank and Trust Co. Peggy Tilton and Mary Beth Young depart on a bus tour of eastern states and Canada. Jr. Skiater Lounsberry retires from Enjay's Baytown Chemical Plant. Mervin Rosenbaum named project manager at Humble Baytown Refinery fuels control center.
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Joe Reid
Board of
Baytown
Brown & Root
Garth Road
Park
Decker Drive
Reginald Brewer
Citizens National Bank & Trust. Co
Peggy Tilton
Mary Beth Young
Canada
Skiater
Lounsberry
Enjay
Mervin Rosenbaum
Humble
Reunion publicity praised for Lee High classes 1941 1942
Gertrude Teter thanks Wanda Orton and Sun staff for excellent publicity of the Robert E. Lee High School classes of 1941 and 1942 reunion activities. The event was a huge success due to their help.
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Wanda Orton
Robert E. Lee High School
Gertrude Teter
Glenhaven
Meese Commission on Pornography Under Fire
The Attorney General's Commission on Pornography faces sharp criticism for preordained findings and censorship aims. It has pressured retailers, disclosed draft conclusions, and pursued expanding obscenity definitions, risking First Amendment rights before its final July closure.
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Cardinal Richelieu
U.S
Edwin Meese
Commission
Exaple
Henry E. Hudson
Virginia
Kenneth Tynan
U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
Playboy
Penthouse
Remember the Sabbath Day Commandment Reminder
A brief note emphasizes the biblical command to remember the Sabbath and keep it holy. It cites six days of labor and rest on the seventh, urging adherence to the Lord’s decree and the prohibition on work during the sabbath day.
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Solarz
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Baytown Sun Files
San Angelo
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Sylvan Beach
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Morris Hall
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Hoot” Gibson
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A.J. Busch Jr
Houston
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Quack Shack
Tom Murray
Baytown Sun
California
San Jacinto Memorial Hospital
Wondo Orton
Ramorio Merrill
Bill Corr
Gary Dobbs
Grindaal Olden Standard-Examiner
Leon Brown
Fred Hornberge
Fred Hochman
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Rime
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