Governors debate deficit plan amid cross fire
National Governors Association leaders voted Sunday to back a bipartisan plan to cut the 1988 deficit from 267 billion to 90 billion, with a two thirds vote needed Tuesday. The plan calls for major defense cuts and reforms in Social Security funding while seeking restraint on domestic spending and grants.
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Polish leader hints at crackdown on intelligentsia
In Vienna Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski warned that Warsaw will act against openly hostile intellectuals and purge internal enemies. He urged strict measures, dashed hopes for revival of dissenting unions, and pledged harsher action against work dodgers conscripted to flood control projects.
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Tokyo youths climb on tire creature at city playground
In Tokyo the Ote Ward district unveils a rubber tire sculpture playground where 3,000 used tires donated by auto repair firms shape a climbing creature. City workers conceived the project to repurpose waste and entertain children.
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Margaret Chase Smith Returns to Congress in Reunion
Former Senator Margaret Chase Smith, age 85, returns to Congress after leaving office in 1972. Invited by Senator George Mitchell, she recalled her 1950 McCarthy speech and its impact, noting Lyndon Johnson and Hubert Humphrey offered encouragement amid political risk.
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Foxx in tax fight moves to Nevada bankruptcy court
Comedian Redd Foxx says he is a Nevada resident, while California officials seek taxes from him dating back about ten years. Foxx filed Chapter 11 in Las Vegas, with his financial planner stating he splits time between Las Vegas and Los Angeles and owes roughly 400000 to California. his lawyer expects California to fail in federal court. Kwame Toure urges Black Power supporters to aid liberation struggles abroad and notes black self support.
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Burford labeled deadwood vows to stay on as EPA chief
congressional panels press a wide EPA Superfund probe as calls mount for Anne Burford to resign. investigators seek documents on Stringfellow cleanup and Rita Lavelle's ties amid partisan criticism, with the White House reshuffling top managers to quell public concern.
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Reagan approval slips in UPI poll
A UPI report notes President Reagan's approval at 37.8 percent, down 3.1 points in ten months, with 49.8 percent disapproving and 12.4 percent declining to answer in the U.S. News & World Report poll released in February.
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Warden goes on trial in 'hot box' deaths case
Waymon Ray Fortenberry, longtime Transylvania prison farm superintendent, faces federal charges of violating inmates civil rights after two teenage prisoners died in a small metal hot box used as punishment. In New Mexico, students and faculty call on New Mexico State University to drop the swastika titled yearbook citing Nazi associations.
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Pope urges prayers for Central America visit to end wars
Pope John Paul II called on Sunday for prayers as he prepares a March 29 trip to eight nations in Central America and the Caribbean, describing it as a Lenten pilgrimage amid a war-torn region. Crowds in St Peter’s Square filled the Vatican, with organizers claiming 25,000 present and police estimating 20,000.
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