Senate approves Revised MX Missile Program in Senate vote
The Republican led Senate approved Reagan's plan to store 100 MX missiles in existing underground silos in Nebraska and Wyoming by a 59 to 39 margin, freeing 625 million for development and flight testing. Democrats split, with 12 joining Republicans in backing, marking a reversal from last December when spending was blocked.
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Reagan reshapes civil rights panel with conservative picks
President Reagan fires three Civil Rights Commission members and names three conservatives including a former abolition advocate. If confirmed, the six member panel will be largely replaced, leaving Jill Ruckelshaus as the lone holdover and EPA administrator nominee amid a bipartisan, high profile reshuffle.
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Texas
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California
Bunzel
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University of California At Berkeley
Robert A. Destro
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Columbus Law School
Rabbi Murray Saltzman
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House and Senate Clash Over State Jobs Financing
West Virginia legislators split on funding a six month state jobs program. The House backed pay-as-you-go while the Senate favored borrowing 25 million from the Investments Board to finance most of the 47 million program. Gov. Rockefeller supports borrowing with federal funds covering the rest. The House passed eight bills for the program with votes mostly near unanimous.
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McGraw
Rockefeller
Pershing 2 Production Approved and Capitol Wall Rejected
The House approved continued Pershing 2 missile production for Western Europe with $453.6 million and rejected a new exterior wall for the Capitol. The $4.8 billion appropriations bill funds the rest of fiscal 1983, including $3 billion in required spending and $1 billion for food stamps. The Pershing missile is slated for deployment in West Germany in December.
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Weather forecast from Thursday to Sunday period
The National Weather Service issues a forecast with variable cloudiness breezy cool conditions today highs 65 to 70 and lows 40 to 45. Friday brings partly sunny skies with similar highs. Saturday remains cool with sunny days and clear nights overnight lows in the 40s to low 50s and daytime highs near 70. Sunday turns partly cloudy with a chance of showers and highs around the 70s accompanied by 50s overnight. mountain temperatures 5 to 10 degrees cooler.
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Mississippi River Flood Crest Douses Jackson and Statewide Evacuations
The muddy Pearl River crested 11 percent above its banks in Jackson, Mississippi, as about 10 000 residents evacuated for four days of flooding across the state. Officials warn it may be days before they can return home while health and safety risks from floodwaters loom. In the Rockies spring thaw causes mudslides closing highways and flooding parts of Utah and Colorado, and a Utah town held a sandbag party to prepare for more floods as a million acres of Mississippi farmland remain inundated.
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Syrians Fire Missiles At Israeli Warplanes Near Lebanon
Syrian warplanes fired on Israeli jets over eastern Lebanon's Bekaa Valley amid rising Israeli Syrian tensions along a 50 mile cease-fire line. Israel denied crashing a drone or suffering hits, while reports of a grounded mobilization were not observed. No ground clashes were reported.
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