Democrats wary of deficit talks despite union address
Congressional Democrats voiced caution over President Reagan's bid for bipartisan deficit reduction. They urged White House to show willingness to cut military outlays and pursue fair measures, fearing joint talks could imply shared responsibility for rising deficits. Rep. Jim Wright and Sen. Daniel Inouye were named to hear proposals and report to House Speaker O'Neill and Sen. Byrd for next steps.
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Texas
Sen
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Hawaii
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Robert Byrd
West Virginia
State of the Union
Reagan Confronts Budget Deficit and Lebanon Role
President Reagan in his State of the Union urged bipartisanship to reduce deficits and defend Lebanon deployments. He touted economic gains, proposed a permanent space station, and pressed for line item veto power and a balanced budget amendment while signaling tax reform and a landmark federal overhauls before 1985.
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Reagan
State of the Union
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Lebanon
Mideast
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Senate
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Treasury
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Reagan's State of the Union highlights
President Reagan presses tax simplification, a bipartisan deficit plan, and tighter federal budgeting with a line item veto. He aims for a decade space station, increased EPA spending, acid rain cleanup, Chesapeake Bay restoration, and expanded park land. The speech centers on family values, education reform, crime reduction, and a bipartisan peace agenda with the Soviet Union and allies.
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Iowa House panel votes to ban winter shutoffs for elderly
A Des Moines Des Moines Bureau report notes the House Commerce Committee approved a bill 15-7 to bar utility shutoffs from November 1 to April 1 for residents aged 60 and older. Supporters cite fixed incomes and winter hardship. opponents warn of cost shifts and potential abuse.
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Des Moines
al Sturgeon
Sioux City
Robert Renken
R-Aplington
Betty Hoffmann-Bright
R-Muscatine
Today's Chuckle Snitching Cliché Nets Playful Nickname
The item jokes that modern students who reveal classmates' misdeeds are nicknamed automatic teller, reflecting a lighthearted take on schoolyard snitching.
Bridal show scam hits Cedar Rapids cancellation
A Cedar Rapids bridal show was canceled after Trade Shows International failed to pay a deposit or sign a contract. Investigators say the operator ran the company from an Indiana prison, with calls placed from a coin operated phone there. Ten area merchants lost booth fees of 350 to 400 dollars each plus prep time, while the hotel incurred no losses. The FBI is examining mail fraud linked to the case with other shows already affected or planned in Evansville and Michigan City.
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Rite
Cedar Rapids
Trade Shows International
Stouffer's
Five Seasons Hotel
Indiana
Norm Granback
Stouffer’s
Michigan City
the Gazette
Gan City
Courington
FBI
Pat Quigley
Diane Honey
Michael la Grotte
Evansville
Ind
Michi- City
Quigley
South Bend
Des Moines
Ron Carbello
Gingiss Formalwear
Chicago
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