Democrats push farm aid amendments to ease planting loans
Senate Democrats proposed two amendments to an African relief bill to subsidize interest on farm loans and speed spring planting cash. The move drew mixed support from Sen. Bob Dole, who argued deficit worries and current credit relief suffice, while Sen. David L. Boren and Sen. Mark Andrews urged action to aid farmers facing a credit crunch.
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Reagan
Bob Dole
Kansas
Edwin Meese III
Dole
Congress
David L. Boren
D-Okla
Mark Andrews
R-N.d
Andrews
Poland expels U S envoy over alleged spying scandal
Poland expels the U S military attaché Col. Frederick Myer and his wife for taking pictures near a military zone in Przasnysz. The Pentagon responds by expelling Poland's defense attaché Col. Zygmunt Szymanski and his wife. Both sides cite Vienna Convention violations and diplomatic status abuse.
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Warsaw
Poland
U.S
Pentagon
United States
Jerzy Urban
Foreign Ministry
Col
Frederick Myer
Col. Myer
Urban
Washington
State Department
Bernard Kalb
Myer
Zygmunt Szymanski
David Swartz
Barbara
Przasnysz
Makow Mazowiecki
Grassley in Doonesbury as cornfed cartoon salute
Sen Charles Grassley of Iowa appears as himself in Doonesbury with a mock proposal for life loans to farmers. He jokes about cornbread and cornmeal gifts to the Senate chefs, sending the cartoonist a cornfed salutation and noting reactions from colleagues.
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Ashington
Charles Grassley
Capitol
Iowa
Garry Trudeau
Grassley
Senate
Doonesbury
Trudeau
South Amana
Anti-satellite test delayed to aid Geneva talks
The Reagan administration postpones its anti-satellite missile test from March to June for technical reasons, possibly easing tensions ahead of arms talks in Geneva starting March 12. officials say the delay may also align with resumed negotiations with the Soviet Union, though no certainty exists. The Pentagon notes talks in Geneva have not delayed the test, which may resume later in the year if issues are solved.
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Washington
Geneva
Soviet Union
Moscow
Defense Department
Pentagon
State Department
George Shultz
Andrei Gromyko
Fugitives Arrested in Grand Rapids Mock Prize Sting
In a police sting by New Dimensions Promotions, 32 people with outstanding warrants were arrested during a publicized event offering prizes including cash and cars. Participants were invited via letters to an event promising a prize while learning of an all expense paid trip to jail. Police called it a class operation.
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Rand Rapids
Grand Rapids
New Dimensions
Hegarty
Donna Collins
Plainclothes
Collins
Carol Irons
Today’s Chuckle About Corporate Vice Presidents
A light joke notes why firms have many vice presidents due to abundant vice to tackle. The quip mixes business satire with a playful punchline about corporate hierarchy.
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