Possible budget cuts target Medicare and food stamps
Administration officials say cuts to entitlement programs could save 40 to 50 billion dollars over three years. President delays tax decision until spending review is finished. A bipartisan group of 27 senators urged OMB Director Stockman to resist heavy cuts in the Northeast Midwest, with thirteen Republicans and fourteen Democrats signing. The letter cites proposed eliminations of community and urban development programs and further energy aid cuts.
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OMB
David Stockman
Northeast- Midwest
Alfonso D’amato
New York
Bob Kasten
Wisconsin
Dan Quayle
Richard Lugar
Indiana
Deficit outlook widens as 1983 84 deficits grow
The CBO warns of huge deficits in 1983 and 1984 due to high defense spending, tax cuts, and weak revenues even with a recovery. Unemployment may average 8 percent in 1983, with interest rates and inflation staying higher than assumed. Deficits could rise $30 to $60 billion yearly, compounded by interest costs.
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CBO
Reagan
Treasury
Early signs of heart health risks in children emerge
Berenson notes that adolescents show racial and sex differences in heart disease risk. White boys may inherit earlier heart attack patterns, while blacks and white girls differ. Studies trace cholesterol from infancy to puberty, linking diet, HDL and LDL shifts to future risks.
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Berenson
Bogalusa
Franklinton
Odell May Rule On Hughes Residency Question Soon
Iowa Secretary of State Mary Jane Odell may rule within days on whether former Governor Harold Hughes satisfies residency requirements to run for governor. Odell hinted a decision could come before January 4 and pressed Hughes for briefs and information, with a likely speedy ruling given both sides’ interest in a quick resolution.
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Hughes
Des Moines
Iowa
Mary Jane Odell
Harold Hughes
Maryland
Polish miners strike and church mediation amid martial law
Reports from Warsaw describe tightened censorship and detentions with up to 5,000 people held and 1,200 punished for curfew breaches. Tass cites Solidarity clashes at Ziemowit mine near Tychy and barricades at Katowice steel works. Archbishop Glemp signals talks with the military council while Vatican envoys arrive as Polish ambassador Spasowski faces trial for alleged crimes. President Reagan comments on Spasowski’s defection.
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Poland
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Warsaw Radio
London
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Piast
Tychy
Tass
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Ziemowit
Katowice
Jozef Glemp
Silesia
Washington
United States
Romuald Spasowski
Reagan
Spasowski
Vatican
John Paul II
Arizona Aims to Raise Drinking Age Tied to Drunk Driving
Governor Babbitt advocates restoring the drinking age to 21 amid national push led by victims’ relatives and law enforcement. Insurance Institute data show states raising age cut crashes and fatalities, including 380 prevented deaths annually, while critics warn of uncertain links and political opposition from colleges and industry.
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University of Arizona
Richard Garcia
Garcia
Insurance Institute For Highway Safety
United States
Insurance Institute
University of Michigan
Michigan
Arizona
Arizona Department of Transportation
Phoenix
Kirsten
Arizona Licensed Beverage Association
Jim Silvius
Freezing Storm Paralyzes Midwest and South Driving Chaos
Weather across Iowa, Kentucky, Arkansas, Alabama and Tennessee triggered slick roads and hundreds of ditching incidents. In Iowa Cyclone Skelly Truck Stop worker Floyd Low described slick conditions, while Illinois reported around 1000 in the ditch. Traffic snarls closed Interstates 65 and 59 in Alabama and a Greyhound bus crash near Shelton, Nebraska caused one hospitalization. Augusta Georgia logged a December low of 5 degrees, with other cold records in South Carolina and North Carolina. Florida citrus faced minor damage as hard freezes moved through the state.
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Iowa
Floyd Low
Interstate 35
Ames
Heavy Snow Advisories Hit Siskiyous and Southern Cascades
Travelers faced advisories for more heavy snow in the Siskiyous and southern Cascade passes. Winds switched to the northeast around 8 p.m. bringing heat from the Gulf Stream as Southern Oregon residents cleaned up after weekend rain and flooding. A 2 mile stretch of U S Highway 101 south of Yachats was blocked by rock and mudslides trapping several cars.
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Cascade Mountain Passes
Gulf Stream
Oregon
Mid Pacific Coast
U.S. Highway 101
Yachats
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