House passes modified nuclear freeze resolution
The House approved a revised nuclear freeze measure 278 to 149 after tying it to a potential arms reductions package. The Hyde Levitas amendment created a middle ground, shifting the goal to an immediate mutual freeze with negotiations for verifiable reductions within a set time. The vote comes as Reagan administration pushes for reductions before a freeze and now heads to a Senate with uncertain prospects.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Senate
Henry Hyde
B-ill
Elliot H. Levitas
D-Ga
Freeze
Tony Coelho
D-Calif
Soviet Union
United States
Levitas
Bradshaw Trial Jury Selection Under Way
Bland County Virginia jury selection dominated the capital murder trial of Bobby Dean Bradshaw for the July 4 1982 slayings of Don Mandel Williams and Troy Lee Hager in the Wilderness Road area. He faces a potential death sentence under a new statute for multiple murders.
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Bradshaw
Ward Morgan
Wally Telegraph
Bland
Bobby Dean Bradshaw
Bland County
Robert Powell
Powell
Virginia
Commonwealth
A. Willard Lester
Colin Gibb
James L. Warren
Narrows
Lester
Don Mandel Williams
Troy Lee Hager
Wilderness Road
Senate Rejects Bids To Cut Deficit Sharply
The Senate rejected three budget plans aimed at sharply reducing deficits. Republicans and moderate holdouts debated plans by Baker to preserve the 10 percent tax cut, while other proposals by Hollings and Hatch faced defeats. The votes left deficits and tax-cut policy in flux as discussions continued.
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Senate
Washington
Reagan
Howard H. Baker
R-Tenn
Baker
Congress
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Charles Mathias
Maryland
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Robert Stafford
Vermont
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Hatfield
Ernest Hollings
D-S.c
Hollings
White House
Sen
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Buckley Sees Deficit Abolishment Possible Now
William F. Buckley Jr, in a National Guard Armory speech, said Americans have the knowledge to balance the budget but will not end the deficit for ideological reasons. He attacked supply-side labels, criticized Reagan axioms, and urged focus on economic reform despite partisan views.
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William F. Buckley
Buckley
National Guard Armory
Kenneth) Galbraith
Reagan
Modena Citizen of Year Named in Bluefield Dinner
Bluefield executive vice president Modena of Flat Top National Bank was named Citizen of the Year by the Bluefield City Board of Directors at the 79th annual Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce dinner. Mayor Cole praised his leadership in business and civic work with Jaycees YM-YWCA United Way Rotary Salvation Army and religious and educational affairs.
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Brushfork
A.A. Modena
Flat Top National Bank
Bluefield
Paul Cole Jr
Greater Bluefield
Cole
Modena
Jaycees
Ym-Ywca
United Way
Rotary Club
Salvation Army
Flat Top Bank
Bluefield Chamber
Reagan Reviews Andropov Plan For Europe Warheads
President Reagan said the United States will give serious consideration to Yuri Andropov’s proposal to cut Soviet medium range forces in Europe to NATO levels. He will review the plan with arms negotiator Paul Nitze before Geneva talks resume May 17.
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Washington
Reagan
United States
Europe
Soviet Union
Geneva
Moscow
Andropov
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paul Nitze
Western Europe
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Senate Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Inside Mercerman Convicted of Murder
Inside Mercerman is convicted of murder as prosecutors detail the case and the evidence presented in court. The conviction marks a major criminal milestone for the city and underscores ongoing police work.
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Mercerman
Weekend Forecast: Partly Cloudy With Showers Possible
The National Weather Service predicts a weekend of partly cloudy skies with a chance of showers in the mountains. Friday night through Sunday highs in the upper 60s to mid 70s with nightly lows in the 40s to low 50s.
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National Weather Service
Western Europeans Respond Cautiously to Andropov Proposal
Western Europe signals mixed reactions to Yuri Andropov’s plan as Britain and France resist counting their missiles in NATO totals. NATO allies view a broader ceiling but insist British and French nuclear arms be excluded from the NATO tally. Talks at Geneva resume May 17 amid cautious optimism.
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London
Britain
France
NATO
Yuri V. Andropov
Geneva
Soviet Union
Western
Europe
Andropov
Reagan
U.S
Foreign Office
Paris
Foreign Ministry
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R-Wis
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Robert H. Michel
Ill
Rules Committee
East River Mountain
John Yowell
William Buckley
Chamber
al Modena
Paul Cole
Wolfe Rock Demolition
McDowell
Shultz
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