Reagan finalizes softer urban policy plan for cities
The Reagan administration released a revised urban policy statement that softens tone while urging cities to bear more costs for services. The final report backs New Federalism, favors technical aid over federal intrusion, and promotes enterprise zones with tax breaks for job creation in disadvantaged areas.
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Samuel Pierce
Pierce
Reagan
Actor Frank R. Christi Shot Dead Outside Home
Los Angeles police report character actor Frank R. Christi age 52 was killed Friday just after midnight outside his North Hollywood residence. Detectives described no robbery or forced entry and neighbors did not see suspects fleeing. Christi appeared in The Godfather and led roles in Barnaby Jones Cannon Mannix Kojak The Incredible Hulk Gunsmoke Mission Impossible Mod Squad and Bonanza.
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Reagan Plan Faces Delay on Breeder Reactor Start
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission agreed to review a third Reagan administration request to waive environmental rules for the Clinch River Breeder Reactor near Oak Ridge Tennessee. A decision is set for August 5 on allowing ground breaking without the standard environmental impact statement. The project costs 3.6 billion dollars and has faced repeated rejections amid funding fears.
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Airman Convicted by Fire Officer Court Martial
Airman Richard Dienst, 37, convicted by a fire officer court martial of deserting in Vietnam. Panel found desertion began January 1968 at Tan Son Nhut and ended March 1971 when MP caught him in Saigon for visa overstay and deportation to the United States. Sentencing will follow after further arguments.
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Reagan declines signing Law of the Sea Treaty over deep sea mining
President Reagan announced the United States will not sign the International Law of the Sea Treaty citing objections to deep sea mining provisions. He said the U S will engage at a technical expert level in negotiations on other treaty parts permitting free access to the high seas and ocean straits for international navigation.
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Missing soldiers still a priority in US Vietnam cases
Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger declared 2,500 Americans still unaccounted for in Southeast Asia a matter of the highest national priority. At the National League of Families meeting, he pledged to exhaust all means and pursue sightings as relatives gathered at the Pentagon. Reports persist of Americans held in Vietnam seven years after the war.
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Southeast Asia
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National League of Families of American Prisoners and
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Reagan delays flat rate tax plan until 1983
President Reagan will wait until next year to consider proposing a flat rate income tax to avoid signaling economic policy before the election. White House chief of staff James Baker said the plan should be studied long term, not used between now and the election. Baker noted no fixed date for the report next year.
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Reagan
White House
James Baker
Baker
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Japan approves defense budget increase amid austere spending
Japan's cabinet approves a defense budget rise of over 7 percent in one of the sternest budgets in history, though it falls short of the 9.7 percent sought by the defense agency. UPI reports American officials in Tokyo urge further increases to bolster Japan's military.
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Poor economy worsens health study finds
A UC Irvine study of 6130 Los Angeles County residents from 1978 to 1980 links economic stress to higher risks of illness injury and psychological disorders. Middle income groups face the largest health impact while the poor remain chronically at risk and the rich have fewer job and financial shocks.
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Ray Catalano
University of California-Irvine
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David Dooley
Los Angeles County
Broadway Debut for Debby Boone Draws Mixed Reviews
Debby Boone opens a stage version of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers on Broadway drawing mixed reviews from critics. The New York Post lauds her as refreshingly sexy, while the Daily News pans the production as dull and heavy. The New York Times notes limited acting range but strong visual flair.
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