Reagan outlines futuristic missile defense plan
President Reagan announces a U S plan to develop a defensive system to destroy Soviet missiles in flight aiming to render nuclear weapons impotent The program envisions laser and particle beam tech and could take decades to reach production He cites spy plane photos of Soviet bases in Cuba Nicaragua and Grenada to justify the need for defense and notes bipartisan skepticism from Democrats including Sen Edward Kennedy
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Reagan
United States
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D-Mass
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Iowa Eyes Apple Boom Amid Diversification Plan
The Apple Corps task force urges Iowa to convert marginal cropland to apple and other fruit production. Gov Branstad backs the initiative as a catalyst to diversify farms, with climate and soil deemed suitable. Michigan and Washington dominate apples. Iowa once ranked higher before freezes reduced orchards.
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Iowa
Apple Corps
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Office For Planning and Programming
Terry Branstad
Stanek
Washington
Michigan
Washington State
Budget showdown as House backs Democratic budget
The Democratic controlled House voted 229 196 to approve a 1984 budget scaling defense spending and boosting social welfare while raising 30 billion in taxes starting Oct 1. In the Senate an 88 9 vote backed the Social Security rescue bill after excluding federal workers from coverage.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
House
Car salesman quotes price to improve how your car runs
A sales approach suggests quoting a price on a new model as a way to enhance your car's performance. The note emphasizes pricing as a driver of perceived improvement while warning about potential bias.
Artificial heart recipient Clark dies on 112th day
Barney Clark, the first recipient of a permanent artificial heart, died at the University of Utah Medical Center at 11:02 p.m. CST after 112 days with the Jarvik-7 device. He had been in critical condition following a sudden drop in blood flow and a suspected bowel infarction, with Drs. De Vries Joyce and Clark’s wife Una Loy at his side.
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University of Utah Medical Center
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Seattle
Des Moines
Wash
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Consumer prices fall 0.2 percent in February
Consumer prices declined 0.2 percent in February due to record drops in gasoline and heating oil. The CPI marked a rare inflation decline since 1965, with four months of little or no gain and expectations of slower inflation for 1983. Gasoline and heating oil led the decrease while food costs remained largely flat.
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Labor Department
Reagan
Opec Oil Cartel
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Lexington, Mass
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