Watt Wins Ruling In Oil Leases Suit
The U S Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge to James Watt s offshore oil and gas lease program as argued by six states and seven environmental groups. The ruling affirms the interior secretary s five year lease schedule covering 1 billion acres in 41 sales, while critics vow more challenges.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
Interior
James Watt
Watt
U.S
Interior Department
Sarah Chasis
Natural Resources Defense Council
Court of Appeals
Alaska
U.S. housing starts hit three-year high as recovery expands
Government data show housing starts at a 1.79 million annual pace in May, up 19.1 percent from April, the strongest since September 1979. Permits rose 5.6 percent to 1.62 million as overall factory capacity use climbed to 72 percent and the Fed noted broad gains across industries. Treasury chief Regan said the recovery could persist through next year and perhaps beyond.
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Washington
U.S
Construction Industry, Commerce
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Reagan decries abortion ruling and urges Congress action
President Reagan expresses strong disappointment at the Supreme Court decision affirming abortion rights. He says society faces a moral issue and calls on Congress to outlaw abortion, criticizing the majority opinion while praising Justice O’Connor’s dissent and urging democratic resolution of the issue.
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Washington
Reagan
Supreme Court
Congress
Apology Call Backed for Japanese Internment Victims
A federal commission urged an official apology to Japanese Americans interned during World War II and recommended 20 000 payment to about 60 000 living survivors plus 1 5 billion for redress. The report noted no justification for the order and blamed war hysteria racial hatred and leadership failure.
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Washington
Congress
Ronald K. Ikejiri
Japanese American Citizens League
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Baptists Balk On Nuke Freeze At Southern Baptist Meet
Pittsburgh AP delegates to the Southern Baptist Convention refuse to back a verifiable nuclear freeze. They approve a conservative disarmament resolution tied to national security and reject immediate arms halt with church and state separation stance unchanged. Charles Johnson of Kentucky laments the loss of a peacemaking vision amid Moral Majority influence.
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Pittsburgh
Southern Baptist Convention
Charles Johnson
Centertown
Johnson
Shuttle Countdown Continues Toward Historic Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla AP Commander Robert Crippen tuned up with rehearsal landings as Sally Ride joined him on launchpad 39A for Challenger's Saturday liftoff. NASA reported countdown on schedule with weather ok for a 7 33 a liftoff and Europe’s Ariane 6 satellites boosted by two launches from French Guiana.
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Fla
Robert Crippen
Sally Ride
Crippen
Ms. Ride
Canada
Indonesia
French Guiana
European Space Agency
Europe
NASA
Space Agency
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