Senators end filibuster approve Meese as attorney general
The Senate confirmed Edwin Meese as attorney general 63 to 31 after farm state Democrats ended a four day filibuster. The chamber also OK'd over seven billion dollars for interstate highways and transportation projects with action on the House highway bill possible next week. Amendments for Ethiopian famine relief and increased farm credit were discussed as part of the filibuster endgame.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Senate
Edwin Meese
Reagan
Reagan says no bailouts for farms or banks
President Reagan asserted that only a minority of farmers are in deep distress and taxpayers should not bail out every farmer or banks. He noted two thirds of farmers have no debt problems and defended a $650 million relief plan as enough for immediate needs while pushing long term subsidy cuts.
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New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Edward Zorinsky
Nebraska
Agriculture
John Block
Camp David
Chuckle of the Day: sky's the limit joke and time clock quip
A humorous quip collection notes two jokes about NASA employment and digital clocks. The first jokes that people who say the sky's the limit won't work at NASA, while the second laments the impossibility of turning back time with digital clocks.
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NASA
Woman recalls horrors of illegal abortion in 1966
The interviewee, identified only as Susan, describes an illegal abortion at age 18 that left her with womb gangrene and a hysterectomy. She narrowly survived and remains sterile while reflecting on her desire for children and the pre Roe era risks. The real name is withheld.
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Usan
Susan
U.S. Supreme Court
Abortion memories haunt Cedar Rapids woman
Susan, now 37, recalls an illegal Los Angeles abortion that nearly killed her, reflecting on the lives lost and the ongoing abortion debate. She describes being coerced into a dangerous motel procedure with Lysol used as an abortive solution, and notes her parents’ support despite the shame. She warns that women will seek abortions regardless of legality.
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Susan
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
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