Congress in session faces filibuster fears and budget battles
As Congress opens amid partisan tensions, Baker signals potential votes on abortion, while Republicans brace for a tough year with a $100 billion deficit and higher unemployment. Key issues include Williams expulsion, Clean Air Act reform, and proposals to abolish Education and Energy departments.
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White House Singers Call for Faster Policy Talks
White House officials discuss expediting decisions and avoiding political missteps after restoring tax exemptions to discriminatory private schools. Spokesman Dave Ger gen promises future matters will be roundtabled before approval while an official backstage echoes a wish to interface with visitors.
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Judd’s Word Puzzle Countdown 1962
Rearrange each row of letters to form 2 to 7 letter words. Score points per row as indicated to the right, with 7 letter words earning a 50 point bonus. Blanks count as any letter but carry no points. Proper nouns, foreign terms, slang or hyphenations are forbidden. Judd's solution tomorrow. United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
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Laos defoliation plan tied to Westmoreland orders
The report links covert spraying in Laos to Gen. William Westmoreland who pressed for jungle defoliation and crop destruction in southern Laos starting December 1965. Westmoreland denies recall of ordering it and cites possible action by subordinates. Ambassador William Sullivan opposed the operation.
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Declassified Air Force herbicide notes on Laos use and Westmoreland ideas
The history records opposition to Laos spraying by Sullivan amid diplomatic sensitivity though Laos was sprayed. It notes by June 1966 about 200 sorties dumped 200000 gallons of herbicide along roads and trails north of the 17th parallel. Westmoreland pushed crop destruction in Laos though it never became a major effort.
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Washington
Polish leader set to address parliament amid martial law
The day before Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski speaks to Parliament the regime moves to ease some rules but keep the emergency in place. An underground document claims an All-Polish Solidarity resistance committee, though authenticity is unconfirmed. Pope John Paul II urges an end to martial law and Solidarity reinstatement in his sermon. Ronald Reagan and Haig are accused by Warsaw radio of planning a worldwide TV show to slander the Polish state.
Reagan announces sanctions on Poland and Soviet Union
President Reagan unveils penalties for Poland and the Soviet Union on December 13. Poland faces suspension of government credit for food imports and loss of fishing rights in U.S. waters. The Soviet Union faces reduced trade, blocked high tech sales, and denied landing rights for its airline. Western NATO partners waver but agree to review measures. critics urge stronger action. Reagan says sanctions are affecting the Soviet Union and hints at further steps to come.
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Dear Abby Letters on Workplace Dress and Amateurs
A reader complains of a secretary's provocative dress and asks if the husband should intervene. Abby counsels silence unless behavior becomes problematic, then notes a reader’s defense of the term amateur versus professional and shares editor Gene Phillips’s stance.
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Barbs By Phil Pastore On Building a Loyal Crew
Column emphasizes forging a dependable team as one rises, compares current living styles with a century-old scene, and notes the need for stability and alignment with long standing norms.
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