Plan would tax workers on employer paid health premiums
Reagan health officials study a plan to tax workers on employer paid health insurance premiums above set limits. A top HHS official said no plan is approved and Rubin noted multiple options, including caps and employee tax on excess costs.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
Department
Health and Human Services
Richard Schweiker
Santa Barbara
Calif
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Afl-Cio
David Stockman
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Schweiker
Robert Rubin
Rubin
Congress
Haig accuses Cuba of terrorism in El Salvador crisis
Secretary of State Haig says Cuban backed guerrillas in El Salvador use terrorist tactics against civilians and hints at action against Cuba. He notes possible foreign advisers, cites West unity deterring Soviet intervention in Poland, and reports France and Mexico recognize the guerrillas as political actors.
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Washington
Alexander Haig
el Salvador
Cuba
Haig
Soviet Union
Poland
United States
Reagan
U.S
France
Mexico
Jose Napoleon Duarte
Inmate Chooses Jail Over Community Corrections Center
Linn County Jail inmate William E. Varner 57 refused to stay at the Community Corrections Center after being transferred for six months for delivery of controlled substances and third degree theft. He cited disbelief in required counseling and coffee preferences as reasons, returning to jail after three hours at the center.
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Linn County
Thursday
Community Corrections Center
Thomas Horan
William E. Varner
Varner
August Hansell
Bell billing glitch hits Wellman customers hard
Wellman residents faced widespread toll billing errors after a computer mix up logged Keota calls as tolls to Hazleton. The outage forced refiguring credits, with a 99 cent offer mischarged at 99 dollars. Wells policy now charges 10 cents outside Wellman exchange to balance costs.
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Wellman
Wellman Cooperative Telephone Company
Hazleton
Keota
Bill Wagamon
Blair
Nebraska
Hazelton
Bell System
Wagamon
Wellman Exchange
Leading indicators dip again signaling sluggish economy
The Commerce Department reports July shows a 0.1 percent drop in its leading indicators index, the third consecutive monthly decline and suggesting the economy may stay weak. Baldrige says no sustained growth in sight while analysts note possible recession discussions.
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Washington
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
David Cross
Theodore Torda
Commerce Department
New Commerce Department
North Korea Denies Firing On U S Recon Plane
North Korea accused the United States of fabricating an attack on a SR-71 reconnaissance aircraft and rejected a meeting request. Washington labeled the incident air piracy and vowed measures to prevent future provocations.
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Tokyo
North Korea
United States
Pentagon
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
U.S
Korean Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
Republic
Korea
Dprk
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Weinberger
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Terry Stark
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North English
Kinross
Oxford
Sharon
Hills
Kalona
N. Koreans
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Marion
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