New Year Winter Storm Rages Across Midwest to New England
A powerful winter storm sweeps Kansas to Michigan and Iowa with up to 11 inches of snow in the eastern state, 40 mph winds, and near zero temperatures. Cedar Rapids reports 8 inches, Clinton 10, while Illinois and Michigan face outages from ice heavy lines. Coastal areas fear up to a foot in Maine New Hampshire Vermont by Wednesday.
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Federal Agencies urged to hire temporary workers
Reagan administration pushes use of temporary federal employees to cut costs and ease budget adjustments. Directive grants broad authority to hire without competitive processes, drawing criticism over potential patronage and erosion of Civil Service protections.
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Washington
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Office of Personnel Management
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Civil Service
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Reagan sets final arms talks strategy in New Year meet
President Reagan met with George Shultz Caspar Weinberger and Robert McFarlane on New Year’s day to finalize U S strategy for next week’s talks with the Soviet Union. Shultz will push for separate talks on offensive weapons and discuss potential Soviet gambits in Geneva.
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White House
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First liver transplant at Iowa City ends in death
Julie Alexander of Dallas Iowa died after a transplant operation at the University of Iowa Hospitals. Doctors reported multiple cardiac arrests during the procedure but the transplant program intends to continue seeking organs for future patients.
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Johnson County
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Businessmen Know What's Wrong With This Country
A fragment cites businessmen claiming the country is misgoverned under a single vice president Anas or similar figure as the source hints at political critique.
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Menni Anas
Interior Secretary Clark to resign for California ranch life
William Clark told President Reagan he will leave his Interior post to return to his California ranch. The move, disclosed during Reagan’s Palm Springs visit, follows his 18 years as a key trouble shooter for the administration, with possible successors named and debated within the party.
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