Contention Over Minimum Wage Rise Faces GOP Backlash
In Washington the proposed raise to the federal minimum wage faces strong opposition from the Reagan administration and Senate Republicans who warn restricting the measure to full time workers and heads of households is needed to avoid curbing first job opportunities for teens. A separate briefing covers Stephane Peyron, a 26 year old windsurfer, setting off to cross the Atlantic alone from New York with showmanship.
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Power groups seek Supreme Court review in West Virginia tax case
Seven power companies ask the U.S. Supreme Court to delay final action in their West Virginia tax dispute until Washington issues a decision in related cases. They contend a 1978 state law taxes electricity twice when exported, violating interstate commerce protections. The West Virginia Supreme Court had ruled there is no discrimination in the tax system.
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Weinberger backs Iraqi explanations of Gulf incident as errors
Administration sources say the Navy Mid East Task Force will grow to about a dozen ships by early July then settle at eight or nine to escort Kuwaiti tankers. Three ships from the Pacific join six others en route, with the carrier Constitution repositioning outside the gulf in July. Weinberger and Crowe declined to specify potential U S responses to attacks on Navy or reflagged Kuwaiti vessels. Officials note the gulf is not a free-fire zone, citing 400 ships there with under 1 percent attacked since 1984.
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Polish Clash After Pope Supports Solidarity
About 3 000 Solidarity supporters clashed with police in Krakow after Pope John Paul II urged support for the outlawed labor union. A policeman was seriously injured as stones flew before police dispersed the demonstrators. The crowd had gathered after the pope spoke to more than 1 million people on a large grassy field in Krakow.
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Messenger testifies on Barbie torture during wartime trial
Lazare Pitkowicz testified in Lyon that Klaus Barbie beat him severely during WWII interrogations, saying Barbie threatened to force him to talk and used his crop on sensitive areas, leaving him to faint. The witness recalled three escape attempts as a teenage Resistance messenger.
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