Reagan OKs 5 Million Aid for El Salvador
President Reagan won narrow congressional approval for 5 million dollars in military aid to El Salvador, framed as countering Marxist guerrillas. The vote drew comparisons to the Tonkin Gulf resolution linking U.S. involvement to Vietnam.
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Percy backs temporary teen wage cut as job aid
Sen. Charles Percy argues a three year trial reducing the federal minimum wage for teens from 3.35 to 2.85 dollars would aid unemployed youths. He cites 19.3 percent February teen unemployment and calls for flexible action amid GOP support from retailers and unions.
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Supreme Court Hears Case On Women in Draft and Combat
In a pair of arguments before the Supreme Court the government defends a male only draft as rational to raise an army while challengers urge that excluding women from registration violates equality. Justices pressed whether draft policy should hinge on combat roles for women. The court weighs constitutional questions over military necessity versus sex-based exclusion.
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Slayer of 5 teens sentenced to death
Lawrence Sigmund Bittaker was sentenced to death for the 1979 tortures and killings of five teenage girls. Judge Thomas Fredricks ordered execution at San Quentin but will wait for the California Supreme Court review. The jury had recommended the death penalty after convictions for first degree murder kidnapping rape and torture.
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Skull found in Bothell ties mystery to missing psychic
In Bothell Washington a work crew found the upper skull of Marcia Moore, a Seattle area psychic and author, in a swampy lot. Snohomish County deputies say no foul play is evident and they continue search for additional bones at the site.
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Solidarity Leader Walesa Forecasts Understanding in Poland Crisis Talks
Solidarity head Lech Walesa expressed confidence that crisis talks with the government over union demands will end in understanding and avert nationwide strikes. He and leaders prepared for talks with Deputy Premier Mieczyslaw Rakowski as Stanislaw Kania warned of a deadly risk from the union threat of four hour strikes and a general strike.
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