Congress approves cuts and pay raise for federal officials
The Senate passed an omnibus spending bill by 60 to 35, sending it to Reagan who is expected to sign. The bill includes at least 4 billion dollars in domestic appropriations cuts and a White House backed pay raise for high level officials set to take effect Jan 1, with raises up to 58,500 for top executives, at an estimated 165 million cost.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Reagan
Iowa
Charles Grassley
Roger Jepsen
Democratic House
House
Five Die as Cable Snaps at Chicago Construction Site
At a downtown Chicago site five workers died when a hoist basket cable snapped while being raised near Randolph and La Salle. A sixth man was seriously injured as the basket plunged 90 to 100 feet into a pit. Witnesses described the fall and responders rushed victims to hospitals.
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Fire Department
James Morrison
State of Illinois
Randolph and
la Salle
Loop
Morrison
Ivan Rittenberg
City Hall
Evelyn Kolerich
Americans to pull out of Libya oil operations
U S oil firms announce they will remove 1500 American workers from Libya with a plan to replace them with foreign technicians and keep Libyan operations running. State Department meetings stress departures to avoid disruption and warn of possible extradition efforts if Americans stay. Haig says ally doubts ignored as page 14A note directs continuation.
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Washington
Libya
Reagan
U.S
State Department
Iran
United States
Muammar Khadafy
Alexander Haig Jr
Brussels
NATO
Index The Costly Perspective On Government Waste
A satirical take on federal spending notes that each dollar diverted to a rival congressman’s district embodies waste. The quip critiques political maneuvering and budget allocations in a sharp, tongue in cheek manner.
Libyan tensions with Reagan over Khadafy rise
In Tripoli Libyan leader Khadafy faces U S pressure as tensions with President Reagan intensify. Discontent grows amid shortages and military intervention in Chad while reports of a 1980 coup attempt circulate among Libyan circles.
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Libya
Reagan
Muammar Khadafy
Khadafy
Chad
Peruvian Perez de Cuellar Named U.N. Secretary General
The United Nations Security Council selected Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as secretary general, marking a single ballot victory with ten votes in favor and four abstentions. He succeeds Kurt Waldheim and will begin a five year term on January 1, 1982.
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Security Council
Javier Perez de Cuellar
General Assembly
Perez de Cuellar
Peru
Moscow
Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim
Soviet Union
Sadruddin Aga Khan
Sadruddin
Harvard
Carlos Ortiz de Rozas
Argentina
Britain
Shridath S. Ramphal
Guyana
Commonwealth
Carlos Julio
Brave 4 Year Old In Brooklyn Robbery Case
Four year old Randy Scott Aldrich was robbed of his 15 dollars by a knife wielding 12 year old as he walked to a toy store. Police said the suspect was taken into custody and later released to his parents while another youth remains at large. The family had faced prior thefts including a burglary and the later death of a stolen German shepherd.
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New York
Randy Scott Aldrich
Brooklyn
Randy
Vivian Levin
Vivian Lee Aldrich
St. Petersburg
Fla
ASPCA
Flatbush
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