Reagan seeks rapid Senate action on Cabinet confirmations
President elect Ronald Reagan urged Senate Republican leaders to confirm his Cabinet nominees the same day he takes the oath. Edwin Meese said Cabinet announcements may come as early as Monday with Christmas hoped as a completion target. Speculation centers on Alexander Haig as secretary of state amid Democratic scrutiny.
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Brown urges Japan to boost defense spending beyond 9.7 percent
Defense Secretary Harold Brown pressed Japan to raise military outlays beyond the proposed 9.7 percent for fiscal 1981. He called the hike a minimum while Tokyo called it a ceiling, stressing U.S. commitment to the mutual security treaty as talks move toward Seoul after Tokyo.
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Iran says six collaborators executed in Khuzistan
Iran reports the execution of six men in Ahwaz for blowing up pipelines and arms import from Iraq amid ongoing tank and air attacks near Khuzistan. Pars described the men as collaborators while war reports note paratroop clashes near the Zagros mountains during the 82nd day of the Persian Gulf conflict.
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Chapman moved to prison to isolate from vigil crowds
Mark David Chapman, accused of killing John Lennon, was moved to an island prison to isolate him from a Central Park vigil expected to draw about 150,000 people. His lawyer said a plea of insanity would be entered, citing his client’s mental state as a key issue.
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