Oil decontrol labeled disaster for the poor in study
A congressional study by the Joint Economic Committee says oil price decontrol has sharply raised energy costs for low income families and that government aid has not fully offset the loss of purchasing power. The report cites higher energy burdens and disputes from Republicans on its methods and conclusions.
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Washington
Joint Economic Committee
Henry Reuss
D-Wis
House
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Carter
Reagan
Israel Rejects UN Action Over Golan Heights Annexation
Israel denounces the United Nations recommendation to sever ties over the Golan Heights seizure as misguided. Syria's Hafez Assad vows to shed blood to block a U.S. Zionist plot, while Arab states resist sanctions and the U.S. vetoes loom.
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Associated Press
Israel
United Nations
Syria
Golan Heights
Hafez Assad
Middle East
United States
U.N
General Assembly
Golan
Security Council
Reagan
Washington
Damascus
LA apartment hotel fire leaves three dead and 11 injured
A five story Los Angeles apartment hotel fire killed three people and injured 11 as residents leaped from windows and ledges. Firefighters reported a stairwell acted like a chimney aiding the spread with 8 to 10 people jumping from upper floors. No arson found.
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Los Angeles
Fire Department
Steve Ventura
Fire
Tony DiDomenico
Indian Air Force Plane Crashes in Kashmir
Twenty three Indian army men were killed when a transport carrier aircraft crashed near Lohi Malar in Kashmir. The crash occurred Sunday with no survivors and was reported by United News of India citing officials in New Delhi.
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New Delhi
India
Indian Air Force
Kashmir
United News of India
Lohi Malar
UNI
Deng Xiaoping Moves Towards Semi-Retirement
Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, age 77, will shift from the first to the second line while retaining his posts. Government sources say he will focus on strategic policy rather than daily duties as China aims to modernize by 2000.
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Peking
Deng Xiaoping
Deng
China
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
New U S Fast Reaction Anti Terrorist Force Formed
The Pentagon confirmed a new fast reaction antiterrorist unit has been formed trained and equipped under Joint Chiefs control. The force of under 20 members reportedly trained at Fort Bragg North Carolina and has been exercised with no disclosed operations.
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Iran
Baylor Man Sold Cars and Encyclopedias Door to Door
A local resident involved in multiple trades including selling used cars and peddling encyclopedias and Bibles door to door while also working as a janitor. The piece notes his varied business activities near Baylor.
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Baylor
Twitty IRS dispute over 100000 beef headlines court fight
Country star Conway Twitty and the IRS battle over a 100000 deduction after he refunded 1 million to 75 investors in the defunct Twitty Burgers venture. The case, set for U.S. Tax Court in Nashville, could take a year to settle.
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Nashville, Tenn
UPI
Conway Twitty
Internal Revenue Service
Twitty
IRS
Conway
U.S
Nashville
Haig rejects Vietnam parallels in Central America policy
Secretary of State Alexander Haig says it is wrong to compare U S involvement in Central America with Vietnam. He notes no current plans for U S forces but warns against threats to American interests amid Cuban and Soviet support for insurgents. Haig is on a weeklong trip to Europe and will press Helsinki Act issues in Madrid.
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Calif
Natalie Wood
MGM
Miss Wood
Catalina Island
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Cliff Robertson
Frank Rosenfeldt
Trumbull
Hollywood
Natalie
Walken
Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Alexander Haig
Caribbean
Vietnam
Central America
Haig
Madrid
Spain
Portugal
Morocco
Romania
United States
Conference On European Security and Cooperation
Poland
Europe
Moscow
Warsaw
Gerry Studds
D-Mass
el Salvador
Studds
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
America
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