Reagan vows no retreat on taxes and defense in border tour
President Reagan pledged no retreat from tax cuts and Pentagon buildup during a campaign swing through Wyoming and New Mexico. He attacked critics as political opportunists, defended defense spending, and warned deficits must be accepted to secure peace and military readiness. He spoke to Wallop and Schmitt supporters and urged fiscal resolve.
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Reagan
Gazette Wire Services
Albuquerque
N.M
Pentagon
Pete Domenici
Cheyenne
Wyo
Washington
David Stockman
Congress
Potomac
Malcolm Wallop
R-Wyo
New Mexico
California
Wallop
Harrison Schmitt
Iowa House OKs tough drunk driving bill
The Iowa House unanimously approved the measure 97 to 0 aiming to remove licenses immediately after failing a breath test. First offense carries a 120 day revocation with a 20 day temporary license and a hearing option, while subsequent offenses extend to 240 days and one year.
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Judy Daubenmier
Azette
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Senate
L.J. DeKoster
R Hull
House
Iowa Department of Transportation
Senate approves strict anti-busing bill amid split Congress
The Senate passed 57 to 37 a restrictive anti-busing measure aiming to curb desegregation by limiting court ordered bus routes to five minutes or 15 miles. House support favors a milder version, and passage into law this session appears unlikely.
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Gazette Wire Services
Washington
Senate
House of Congress
House
Congress
Lowell Weicker
R-Conn
J. Bennett Johnston
Dla
Packwood apologizes to Reagan after remarks on America
Sen. Bob Packwood of Oregon apologized by phone to President Reagan and to Republican lawmakers for saying Reagan's concept of America hurt the party. He reiterated that he stood by his remarks while accepting the need for restraint. The episode followed broad Republican criticism and talk of his resignation as campaign chairman.
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Washington
Bob Packwood
Oregon
Reagan
America
Packwood
Commerce Committee
Republican Campaign Committee
Associated Press
Air Force One
Etta Fielek
Senate
Saudi Arabia
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Labor and Human Resources Committee
Tiny Vermont towns stand against nuclear weapons
In Vermont, hundreds of small towns held town meetings to vote on a resolution calling for an immediate freeze on nuclear arms and delivery systems. By nightfall, 121 of 147 reporting towns supported the measure, with 17 opposing and nine tabling.
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Weston
Vermont
Washington
Moscow
David McCauley
Putney
Isaac Patch
Foreign Service
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Priceless Items in Window Sign Offer Half Price Sale
A store window sign proclaims priceless items now on sale at half price, signaling a clearance event. Copyright notice appears, indicating ownership of the message.
Energy Department predicts gasoline at 2.20 by 1995
The Energy Department forecast in a Congress report that gasoline would reach 2.20 per gallon by 1995, expressed in 1980 dollars, with actual prices higher due to inflation. It also projected sharp energy price rises, notably natural gas, over the next 13 years.
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Washington
Congress
Energy Department
DOE
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