House votes stopgap bill with 5.4 billion jobs plan and pay raise
The House approved a continuing resolution 204 to 200 authorizing a 5.4 billion emergency public works program and a 9,100 pay raise for members. The measure faces a Senate clash over a highway funding bill and a possible gas tax hike as Congress nears a weekend adjournment.
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TV tops leisure activities with gardening ahead of sex
New York AP report finds television as the new American fireplace with 72 percent watching daily. Sex ranks 14th at 11 percent while gardening and reading remain strong. Heav y TV viewers also engage more with children and discuss current events.
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Reagan backs MX funding freeze until basing OK'd
President Reagan proposes freezing MX missile funding until Congress agrees on basing. The plan allows $988 million for the first five missiles to be approved but not spent, signaling a compromise with Senate Republicans and Democrats to gain time to push leasing options.
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Linn Jail bars sawed blades in Farris' shoe
Seven inmates foiled a Linn County Jail escape attempt Tuesday afternoon after guards found two bars partially cut and hacksaw blades hidden in Bruce Farris' shoe. Farris faces murder charges in the stabbing deaths of Jackie May and her two sons. he is held on a $500,000 bond. Michael Rohn also faces related charges and is jailed separately.
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Five Seasons Center Posts First Quarterly Profit
Five Seasons Center earned a first quarter operating surplus of $5146.49 before depreciation, with $620 395 in revenue and $615 248 in expenses. Manager Dana Warg was praised by Commission Chairman Chuck Swore for cost controls and ticket-sale fund investments, as the center also gained $8081.25 in interest and anticipates a solid second quarter ending December 31.
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Christmas Gift Logic and Practicality Debate
A humorous reflection on holiday gifting where a wife requests practical items and then responds poorly to an outboard motor gift, highlighting the clash between practicality and expectations during Christmas.
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