Senators seek tax overhaul progress stalls in tax gap bid
Washington AP report notes negotiators on the tax-overhaul conference panel showed little progress as they finalize a $26 billion revenue plan over five years. The plan aims to fill a $21 billion Senate deficit and fund $5 billion in middle-income relief, with key items including relaxing state tax deductions, curbing mortgage interest deductions, shrinking 401(k) wage deferrals, and curbing credit union exemptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Senate
Dan Rostenkowski
Dill
Bob Packwood
R-Cve
Packwood
House
Richard Gephardt
D-Mo
Gorbachev vows no relax in anti vodka drive
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev told a Vladivostok crowd and national TV there will be no easing of the liquor sales curbs begun in June 1985. Tass cited a 20 percent drop in work injuries and a lower divorce rate since the crackdown, despite long lines for vodka and strong public support for sobriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Moscow
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Far
Vladivostok
Tass
France extradites accused hijacker to U.S.
Willie Rog er Holder, linked to the 1972 Western Airlines Flight 701 hijacking, was extradited from France to the United States. The case also involves Catherine Kerkow, who remains a fugitive, and ties to Angela Davis’s legal battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Angela Davis
United States
France
FBI
Willie Roger Holder
John F. Kennedy International
Holder
Catherine Marie Kerkow
Western Airlines
Kerkow
Landslide Kills Eight in Italian Town of Senise
A Saturday landslide buried three homes in Senise killing eight people as they slept. Five bodies were found early and rescue crews later recovered three more victims, including two young sisters and their brother. Police suspended the search, saying all missing had been accounted for. The mud and rubble swept from a hill engulfed several structures in the 6,000‑resident town about 105 miles south of Naples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senise
Italy
Carabinieri
Naples
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.S
Los Angeles
Seattle
Davis
Marin County
Calif
Algeria
Neil Herman
Lee
Hartford
Springfield
New York/Newark
Boston
Denver
Phoenix
San Diego
Montreal
Washington DC
Las Vegas
Britt Airways
People Express
Frontier Airlines
Canada
Europe
Britt
Fly Britt
Heart of Americas
Peoplexpress
Frontier
East Iowa News
London
Armstrong
Sose Lee
Armstrong Young Men’s Shop
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!