Unemployment rate could set postwar high in the U S
Treasury Secretary Regan said on TV that the upcoming unemployment figures may show a rate just above 9 percent, the highest since World War II. He noted hiring lags offset a claimed summer recovery and discussed budget talks and proposed oil fees with Congress to curb a large deficit.
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Washington
Treasury
Donald Regan
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Regan
Public
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
Reagan
Congress
Congressional
Congressional Budget Office
Falklands Crisis Escalates as Britain and Argentina Move Toward War
U N Security Council urges restraint after Britain and Argentina mass naval forces toward the Falkland Islands. Argentine leadership prepares invasion plans as British forces monitor from the windswept South Atlantic archipelago.
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United Nation
UPI
U.N. Security Council
Britain
Argentina
Falkland Islands
South
Atlantic
Leopoldo Galtieri
Anthony Parsons
Hamilton Whyte
Falklands
Priebe urges Ray for federal post amid Black reshuffle talk
Des Moines Democratic Senator Bert Priebe presses for Agriculture Secretary Robert Ray to be named to a federal post while criticizing John Block’s farm program stance. Priebe Garners support in a Senate resolution urging Reagan to replace Black with Ray due to farmers’ hardships and soil conservation concerns.
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Des Moines
Bert Priebe
Bob Ray
Algona
Iowa
Priebe
Reagan
Ray
U.S. Agriculture
John Black
Senate
Block
Illinois
John Block
Soil Conservation Service
Black
House of Representatives
Reagan Cleared After 90 Minute Medical Exam
President Reagan underwent a 90 minute physical at Bethesda Naval Medical Center with doctors reporting no kidney stones cancer or any disorder. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the tests were normal and no further treatment is needed after mild urinary discomfort earlier.
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Reagan
White House
Bethesda Naval Medical Center
New York Times
Washington
Maryland
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Bethesda
Iowa House approves higher retirement benefits despite warnings
The Iowa House passed a 98 to 0 vote to raise public employee retirement benefits, aimed at smaller pensions but drawing Democratic concerns over fund solvency. The measure prioritizes low earners, while the Senate disagrees on the distribution, risking a conference committee.
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Judy Daubenmier
Des Moines
Iowa House
Jack Nystrom
Nick of Time Expression Coined by Sleepy Shaver
A humorous note attributes the phrase nick of time to a man who woke late and hurried shaving, suggesting the origin as an embedded saying born from a rushed morning. Copyright remains with the creator, reflecting playful etymology rather than documented history.
Brezhnev Reported Suffering Mild Stroke and Hospitalized
Moscow reports indicate Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev, 75, may have had a mild stroke after a March 25 hospital transfer from Tashkent. Doctors foresee weeks of hospitalization with recovery possible, while Chernenko runs state affairs and a Central Committee meeting is delayed to May 24.
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Moscow
UPS
Leonid Brezhnev
Washington Post
Brezhnev
Tashkent
Uzbekhistan
Communist Party Central Committee
Konstantin Chernenko
Communist Party
Kremlin
International Information Department
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George Swearingen
R-Sigourney
Swearingen
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Farm
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