Senate approves toughest anti busing measure in history
The Senate 58 to 38 backs a spending bill amendment barring federal judges from ordering busing for students beyond five miles or 15 minutes and prohibiting Justice Department lawyers from seeking such orders. Supporters call long distance busing harmful. opponents see it as unconstitutional federal overreach.
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House of Congress
Justice Department
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
Weicker
House
Reagan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Congress
Howard Baker
Rtenn
Sen
Russell Long
Dla
Reagan to seek major Medicare Medicaid cuts in budget
President Reagan plans to ask Congress to slice Medicare and Medicaid spending by over 5 billion dollars, shifting energy policy toward nuclear power and trimming EPA funding. The plan also hints at reducing Amtrak service outside the northeast and adds a 2 percent Medicare hospital reimbursement cut, affecting beneficiaries.
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Reagan
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Amtrak
Northeast
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Today’s Chuckle Golf Joke Card
A light golf joke about a course being a site to be holed and celebrated for humor.
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Soviet Attache Expelled After Washington Car Chase
Washington reports say Vasiliy I. Chitov senior Soviet military attaché was declared persona non grata and expelled after a high speed pursuit in Washington. NBC cites FBI custody last weekend and notes he held major general rank and led a 20 person attaché staff.
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UPI
United States
NBC News
Vasiliy I. Chitov
FBI
NBC
Gene Pell
Chitov
Red Army
Justice Department
State Department
U.S
Moscow
Grieving dad seizes hostages at hospital in Memphis
A 40 year old man from Louisiana took three doctors and a nurse hostage at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis over his son's December 1980 leukemia death. He released one hostage after three hours of negotiations and demanded to talk with national media.
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UPI
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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LaPlace
Robert
St. Jude
Goulet
Ohio
Des
E. Winslow Chapman
al Williams
Memphis Police Department
Williams
Cedar Rapids to hike sewer and garbage rates
Cedar Rapids residents may face higher garbage pickup and sewer charges as the City Council tentatively approves increases for self supporting services in next year’s budget. Residential garbage fees would rise from 3 to 4.25 dollars monthly, possibly by March 1, and a 1 dollar per vehicle charge would apply for landfill trips.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Ray tax bill stalls as GOP seeks unity on minimum tax plan
Iowa House Republicans press for a unifying path to Gov. Ray's tax and business incentive package as a split caucus blocks action. Leaders say a minimum tax amendment, backed by five Republicans and 44 Democrats, sparked dissension and the bill won’t come up before Wednesday at the earliest.
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Gazette
Des Moines
House
Robert Ray
GOP
Larry Pope
del Stromer
Garner
Stromer
Pope
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