Reagan's farm bill squeaks by House
Reagan eked out an 205 to 203 House vote for an 11 billion dollar farm bill amid dairy lobby pressure and farm state opposition. It extends food stamps, supports prices for crops, and funds conservation and research four years while Congress adjourns for the holidays.
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Washington
House
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Texas
Iowa
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Jim Leach
Tom Tauke
Berkley Bedell
Tom Harkin
Neil Smith
Harkin
Congress
Polish troops storm Lenin shipyard in Gdansk
Armored units breached the gates of the Lenin shipyard in Gdansk and routed pro regime protesters. Eyewitnesses reported overturned rail cars trapping workers with no verified injuries or deaths. The Polish Catholic Church condemned martial law, while unions claimed widespread internments and strikes.
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Gdansk
Solidarity Union
Poland
Warsaw
Josef Glemp
Paris
Edmond Maire
Washington
Reagan
George Bush
Abortion Amendment Advances in Senate Judiciary Panel
A Senate Judiciary subcommittee voted 4 to 0 to advance a proposed constitutional amendment allowing Congress and the states to ban or regulate abortion. The move signals a protracted battle in the full committee and the Senate floor next year. The panel also backed another measure by Sen. Jesse Helms defining life at conception, with similar anti abortion goals. Senator Orrin Hatch urged that the amendment would spark a free standing debate on the issue.
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House
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Washington
Senate Judiciary
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Judiciary
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N.C
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Security Council weighs Syrian bid on Golan annexation
Syria urged an emergency U N Security Council session to sanction Israel for the plan to annex the Golan Heights. A four point draft asks Israel to rescind its law and reports to the U N within two weeks with a possible reconvening by Jan. 5 if noncompliant. Arab protests and a quiet but tense Syrian border mood followed the move.
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Golan Heights
Dia-Allah El-Fattal
United States
Council
U.S
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Washington
U.N
El-Fattal
West Bank
Gaza
Golan
Exercise proves to help heart health in monkeys
Boston researchers report three year monkey study showing moderate jogging three times weekly yields healthier hearts. Dr Dieter Kramsch of Boston University Medical Center notes findings support exercise benefits for primates, with humans implied. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, invites clinical trials for people.
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Dieter Kramsch
Boston University Medical Center
New England Journal of Medicine
Robert Bruce
University of Washington
Giant 1700 mile continental crack found across the United States
Researchers at Washington University report a 1700 mile crack spanning Washington state to Missouri. Geologist Raymond Arvidson says the feature is a continental rift, up to 90 miles wide, unlikely to become active again, and may illuminate plate tectonics and ancient earthquakes such as the New Madrid quakes.
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