Stork Named for Loving Kindness in Hebrew Tradition
A historical note states that the Hebrew name for the stork denotes loving kindness and the bird was famed for caring for its young. It cites a biblical line from Jeremiah about the stork in the heavens knowing its appointed times.
Israel escalates Lebanon drive amid Middle East risk
The BBC reports intensified Israeli tank incursions 25 miles from the Galilee as PLO forces shell northern Israel amid a fragile Lebanon ceasefire. Syrians engage, Soviet pressure grows. U.S. calls for renewed negotiations to avert a broader war and planetary crisis.
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Palestine Liberation Organization
Middle East
Philip Habib
Lebanon
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Britain
Galilee
Jerusalem
London
Falklands
Menachem Begin
Golan Heights
Syria
Soviet Union
Reagan
Hypocrisy in Congress on Deficit Spending Sparks Budget Test
Washington lawmakers stage two deficit battles in May as conservatives push to balance the budget by cutting outlays rather than raising taxes. Rousselot and Dannemeyer led a failed House bid at 242 to 182 with 52 Republicans defecting. Helms in the Senate sought $100 billion in nondefense cuts, losing 83 to 17.
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Congress
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Senate
Rousselot
Dannemeyer
California
Sen. Helms
North Carolina
Budget Committee
Congressional Budget Office
Helms
Senate Budget Committee
Pete Domenici
New Mexico
MR. Dole
MR. Helms
Donovan Case Widens as FBI Faces Scrutiny
A widening scandal casts doubt on FBI integrity after it emerged that a 1979–81 wiretap referenced labor secretary Ray Donovan but was withheld from Senate hearings. Lawmakers including Hatch and Eagleton demand hearings and accountability for Mullen, Adamski, and Webster.
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Raymond Donovan
FBI
Donovan
Senate Labor Committee
Orrin Hatch
Utah
White House
Sen
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Eagleton
William P. Masselli
Genovese
Masselli
Schiavone Construction Co
New York
William Webster
Leon Silverman
Fred Fielding
Webster
Adamski
Joseph Schulte
Mullen
DEA
Reagan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Polls show public on nuclear freeze and Reagan plan
William L. Rusher notes polls report high support for a nuclear freeze, then show declines when scenarios change. A NBC AP poll finds varied views on Reagan’s economic program, with most Americans accepting near term distress as part of recovery and skepticism toward deficit fears.
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United States
Soviet Union
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Tip O’neill
NBC
Social Security consent form risks SSI benefits and privacy
Reagan policy moves to cut costs by pressuring SSI recipients to sign consent allowing SSA to access their tax records. Critics call it coercion, arguing benefits may be stopped for noncompliance. Advocates cite legal doubts and vow court challenges. Senate ABSCAM panel meanwhile tightens leaks rules.
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Social Security Administration
Social Security
Internal Revenue Service
SSA
SSI
Paul Simmons
Lucette Lagnado
John Shattuck
American Civil Liberties Union
Capital Legal Foundation
Capitol Hill
Congress
Steve Solarz
D-N.y
Brooklyn
Simmons
Frank Dell’Acqua
General Counsel
White House
General Accounting Office
IRS
GAO
Senate
Abscam Investigation Committee
FBI
Department of Justice
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Washington Post
George Lardner
William L. Rusher
New York Times
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U.S
NBC News
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